white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
sentiment; sentimentality
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to get slightly dirty (all over)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to slide into; to slip into
first base; first baseman; one fort
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
children's song; nursery rhyme
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate