composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
general public; the masses
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to correct cutting; to reshuffle (playing cards)
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
performance; playing on stringed instruments
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
if so; in that case; in that situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
hollow at nape of the neck; (arch.) toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly