the present term; the present session
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
string instrument; stringed instrument
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
semitone; half step; halftone
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
January; first month of the lunar calendar
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
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
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
four strings; four-stringed instrument; biwa
tiqin (2 or 4-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); violin
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
high; noble; refined; advanced
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
division; section; classification; sorting; division
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
that is to say; so that means
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
farm work; field labour; field labor
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to play around; to gallivant about
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
frozen dessert (e.g. ice cream, sorbet, ice pop)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
anticipation; expectation
summer vacation; summer holiday
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields