look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
troublesome; annoying; complicated
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
rest; break; recess; intermission
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to begin talking; to open up
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
with a start; with a jump
string instrument; stringed instrument
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
strings; stringed instrument; string ensemble
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se