to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
playing (instrument); playing method; touch
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
military officer; naval officer
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sphere; counter for balls
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
Board of Ceremonies (part of the Imperial Household Agency)
Music Department (part of the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
Western music; European music
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
15th day of the 8th lunar month
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere