to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to put on airs; to assume importance
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
talking while standing; standing around talking
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
hello; good day; good afternoon
reaction; response; reaction
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for example; for instance; e.g.
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
private tutor; coach; governess
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
pronunciation; production of sound
the place for; the time for; the level of