composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
thickly; heavily; profusely; through and through; to the core; proper
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
system; organization; organisation; architecture
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
society; company; the public; the world
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
member of a (rock) band; band member; bandsman
residing; living; dwelling
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
performing music in the street; busking
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
passing through without stopping; passing by
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
adherent; devotee; believer
loud shout; excited cheering
fast playing (of a stringed instrument); shredding (e.g. on guitar)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lose sight of; to miss
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged