string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
talk; recital; narration; topic
traveler; traveller; stranger
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to play (a stringed instrument)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
principal occupation; core business
to paint (draw) a picture
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
about; concerning; as to; regarding
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
charity; almsgiving; dispensation
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
polite; courteous; hospitable
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss