chorus; singing in a chorus
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
election; selection; choice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
electronic piano; digital piano
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate