dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
8th note; eighth note; quaver
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
memorizing a musical score
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
each prefecture; all prefectures
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
participation award; prize for participation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
shock therapy; shock treatment
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to master something (through personal experience)