action of making something; -ification
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
entrance; admission; entering
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
vocal sound; tone of voice
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
-less; lacking; non-existing
here and there; everywhere
father and mother; parents
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)