bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
conservatory; conservatoire; music academy; music school; college of music
session; jam session; jam
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to spend time (on doing something)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
everything; anything; nothing
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
in proportion to; according to; depending on
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
New Year's Eve; end of the year
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)