bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
society; company; the public; the world
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
residing; living; dwelling
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
performing music in the street; busking
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
passing through without stopping; passing by
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
adherent; devotee; believer
loud shout; excited cheering
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lose sight of; to miss
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
greatest mistake of one's life
having gone too far to turn back
to refuse; to reject; to deny
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
healing item; health item
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
strongish; somewhat strong