composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be too numerous; to be too much
tedious; boring; being fed up with
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
explanation; interpretation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to die out; to become extinct
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to pen; to write; to draw
together; mutually; fellow
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
special; particular; peculiar; unique
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
third day of the month; three days
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
study; diligence; discount; reduction