shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
percent; per cent; percentage
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear