structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
God; god; ace; king; superior person
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around