singing voice; (sound of) singing
elegance; taste; refinement
to press a question; to cross-examine
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
refined taste; elegant pursuits
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
influential person; man of importance
kindness; intimacy; friendship
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
day after day; day by day
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
in line with this; therefore
restraint; restriction; control; check
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
handy method; shortcut; expedient
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
each and all; every single one; everybody
trackless; reckless; dissipated
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
man; male; masculine gender
(someone else's) child; child; kid
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to that degree; to that extent; that much
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)