lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute
large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)