shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
things at hand; personal belongings
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
finish; completion; the end
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
parting; separation; farewell
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed