musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
main street; avenue; boulevard
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
decapitation; decapitated head
dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box; stands (seating for spectators)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to give rein to (imagination)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
classical or dead languages
reading carefully with appreciation
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning
handbook; manual; guide; primer
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
one part; one portion; one section
hostility; animosity; enmity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
average; ordinary; normal
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
personal; individual; private
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect