as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
older brother; elder brother
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just because; even if; even though
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
while; even though; despite
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
form; shape; figure; visage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total