sense of pitch; ear for music
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
government; administration; ministry
(political) administration; political power
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
great ruler; noble monarch; deified sovereign; posthumous title for Tokugawa Ieyasu
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
supreme; sublime; highest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; (lit.) taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
quotation; citation; reference
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be excited; to be elated
common people; ordinary people; masses
ringing; throbbing violently
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
forcibly; by force; against one's will
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips