famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
price; cost; value; worth; value
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
counter for rules; rule; regulation
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
cancellation; abandonment