enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
live (transmission, broadcast, etc.)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
distant look; faraway look
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to perform; to play; to act
protuberant; paunchy; idly
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
conscious; deliberate; intentional
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
low dining table; tea table
to smile broadly; to grin widely
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to follow another's example
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody