comfort; consolation; diversion
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
tune (melody, piece of music)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
admiration; being impressed (by)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program