My words

どのように

how

迷う　「道に」

lose [one’s way]

先輩

Senior

まるで

Just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

明るい

Cheerful [personality]

丸で

Quite, entirely, completely, at all, as if, as though, just like

神社

Shinto shrine

迷う

To lose one's way, to waver, to hesitate, to be of two minds over, to be puzzled, to be perplexed, to give into temptation, to lose control of oneself, to turn in one's grave

清潔

Clean, hygienic, sanitary, pure, virtuous, immaculate

呼吸する

Breathe; respire

者

Someone of that nature, someone doing that work

全体

Whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

奨学金

Scholarship, stipend, bursary, student loan, Fellowships and Schol-arships

快適

Pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

大和言葉

Ancient or primordial japanese language

藺草

Soft rush (juncus effusus var. decipiens)

司会

Chairmanship, leading a meeting, presenter, host, moderator

交流

(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse, alternating current, AC, alternating current (AC)

床

Floor, stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player), dining platform built across a river

重ねる

To pile up, to put something on top of another, to stack up, to repeat many times over, to go through something repeatedly

使い分ける

To use properly, to use (different things) for different purposes

ワラ

Straw

其れで

And, thereupon, because of that

板張り

Boarding, wooden floor

良さ

Merit, virtue, good quality

表現

Representation, notation, expression, presentation

立派

Splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, praiseworthy, creditable, worthy, legal, legitimate, lawful, undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

組み合わせる

To join together, to combine, to join up

過ぎ

Past, after, too (much), over (e.g. eating)

何枚も

Many