practice writing with a brush; study; learning
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
self-; from (a time or place)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
being in love with each other
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to employ; to hire; to engage
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
guardian; protector; patron; parent
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
someone; a certain person
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)