to give directions; to issue instructions
large number (of); many; majority
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
light music; popular music
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
killing time; staving off boredom
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
street; quarter; district; area
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
simply put; putting it simply; in short
action; operation; effect; function
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
global maximum; greatest value
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
journal; magazine; periodical