roundabout way (of speaking or working)
distortion; falsification; perversion
merits (of a case); right or wrong
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
equal workmanship but different style
elegy; sad tune; plaintive melody
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
musical composition title; song title
selection of music; song selection
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
var. of traditional shakuhachi music
incredible song; great song
all compositions; the entire composition
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
original song; original melody
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
collection (of musical pieces); studies; album; suite
to write music for a song; to set to music
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
order in which songs, etc. are played (in playlist, set list, etc.)
mass; setting of the ordinary of the mass (Kyrie, Credo, etc.)
piece of instrumental music
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
remake of another artist's song (a "cover")
coupling track; B side; B-side
musical notes; (sheet) music; score
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama
an act done for one's own benefit
misrepresentation; falsification
biased argument; biassed argument; sophistry; specious argument
joint work (art, music, etc.)
winding; twisting; zigzagging
different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
favourite song; favorite song
drinking while doing an acrobatic stunt; drinking in a strange manner
song that sounds better the more one listens to it; song that grows on one over time