busy; hurried; confused; flurried
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
meeting; greeting; welcome
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
time; hour; period; class
waste of time; killing time
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
woman; female; feminine gender
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
while; during; while; although; all; both
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
far away in the distance; in the far distance
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give