indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
trivial; not amounting to much
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
be (that) as it may; having said that
store selling musical instruments
survey; actual measurements
study; research; investigation
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
final; eventual; ultimate
secret; private; surreptitious
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set