Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
original song; original melody
to master something (through personal experience)
tone quality; sound quality
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
book making (binding, publishing)
power balance; balance of power
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
to work without sleep or rest
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
low tone; bass; low voice
way; method; means; resource; course
leader of a charge; first to arrive
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
leaving everything up to someone else
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
bad influence; negative influence
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder