ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
time; hour; season; time of the year
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
explanation; interpretation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
income; receipts; revenue
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to set (sun); to become dark
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
meditation; contemplation