whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
original song; original melody
voice training; vocal exercises
chorus; singing in a chorus
way (of doing); manner; method; means
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
fully prepared; all ready
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to complain; to make a complaint
deputy section or department manager
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
school building; schoolhouse
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to head home; to leave for home
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be on the right track; to be close enough
class; heading; group; category
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)