shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
original song; original melody
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
wrong; different; not like that
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
(not) even once; (not) ever
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
original intention; initial resolution
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
around the clock; day and night
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism