composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
two times; twice; two degrees
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
sense of sound; sense of pitch
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
how many years; how long; what year
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
high ground; plateau; heights
moisture; humidity; dampness