A long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute of Chinese origin, used in Japan since at least the Nara period.

two or more words derive from the same source; cognate

proposal to a superior, counsel

to advise

the Senate (Roman Senate; Japan's Senate; Canada's, the Philippines', France's, Spain's, Italy's, Thailand's and Malaysia's upper house)

origin; root / cause

Hangul

(kabuki) A play; a kabuki piece. / (theater) Kyogen, a humorous theater piece, frequently presented as a comic interlude in a program of noh performances.

proverb / slang

modernization