to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
many nights; hundred nights
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
river; stream; River; the ... river
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
clothes padded with cotton
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to paint (draw) a picture
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore