a young man; a boy / a servant or member of the wait staff at a hotel or restaurant

to hang (down) / to fall, descend / to stand back; to withdraw

言い逃れ: excuse

(music) musical ensemble

(music) play in concert

Kyūjitai form of 小学校 (“elementary school; first school”)

Obsolete spelling of ブルガリア (“Bulgaria (a country in Europe)”)

in the Nara period, a kind of private-sector school or house of 雅楽 (gagaku, “court music”) unaffiliated directly with the official court gagaku office

meeting a deadline, being on time / favorable progress

(rare) favorable progress / (rare) meeting a deadline, being on time