kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
largehearted; frank; unaffected
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
stairs; stairway; staircase
musette; musical instrument of the bagpipe family
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
heartstrings; koto string
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to cease; to stop; to be over
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school