to play (a stringed instrument)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
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
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
error; mistake; slip; bug
to become better; to improve
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
level; standard; water level
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
older sister; elder sister
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building