plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)
engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty)
Edo-period hairstyle for the common man (the entire head shaved just above the ear, with the remainder tied up in the back)