Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
first violin; first violinist
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
audience; attendance; hearers
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
whole house; whole audience
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
short pause; short interval
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
confections; sweets; candy; cake
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
wind and string instruments; music
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create