to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
wrapped offering (of money)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
theatre; theater; playhouse
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
performer or player (of an instrument)
several people; a few people
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty