to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
low tone; bass; low voice
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once