string instrument; stringed instrument
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
sightseer; spectator; viewer
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to freeze; to freeze over
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
great person; eminent figure
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
various countries; various regions; various provinces
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
audience; spectator; spectators
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
talk; conversation; dialogue
to be lacking in options; to be too few
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
equality; uniformity; evenness
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
different item; different lot
stealthily; secretly; in secret
show; exhibition; spectacle