Vocabulary

seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression

interlinear notes; notes between lines of text

warichū; explanatory notes inserted between lines; interlinear notes; typesetting of parenthetical comments into two half-sized columns of text

allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing

to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign

tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)

share; portion; quota

extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

mischief

becoming streetwise and unscrupulous; growing cunning from experience; losing one's innocence

fragile item; broken article

every week

long-vowel mark

long sound; prolonged sound; long vowel

to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog

to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful

the same amount

studying the same subject; studying at the same school; studying under the same teacher

inner cone (of a flame); reducing flame

inner garden; inner park

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume

top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

to clip; to snip

accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant

bridge of shamisen

transposition

(traditional Japanese) musical instruments

peace and harmony

musical impressionism

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

accidental (sign)

sharp (musical note)

film music

type of Japanese music

(musical) tuning

musicology

music education

musical form