to start using; to try out
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
natural voice (without a microphone)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
potentiality; dormancy; latency
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to mix together; to blend; to compound
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
lyricism; description of one's feelings
narration; description of things and facts
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
prayer (for something); supplication
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building