master; teacher; stable master
practice; practising; training; study
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
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
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
husband and wife; married couple
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
first meeting; first interview with
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
association; society; organization; organisation
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
way of reciting; way of telling a story
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
criticism; critique; review; commentary
serious condition; critical condition
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder