| 一鼓 | いっこ | the first beat of the war drum/ |
| 旗鼓 | きこ
| (n) banner and drums/army/ |
| 軍鼓 | ぐんこ
| (n) war drum/ |
| 攻め太鼓 | せめだいこ | (n) drum used in ancient warfare to signal an
attack/ |
| 触れ太鼓 | ふれだいこ
| (n) message beat of a drum (such as at the
opening of a sumo tournament)/ |
| 心臓の鼓動 | しんぞうのこどう | heartbeat/ |
| 陣太鼓 | じんだいこ
| (n) war drum/ |
| 舌鼓 | したつづみ
| (n) smacking one's lips/ |
| 舌鼓を打つ | したつづみをうつ | (v5) to smack one's lips at/to eat with
relish/ |
| 太鼓 | たいこ | (n) drum/tambourine/(P)/ |
| 太鼓橋 | たいこばし | (n) arched bridge/ |
| 太鼓持ち | たいこもち | (male) professional entertainer/sycophant/ |
| 太鼓判 | たいこばん | (n) metaphorical seal of approval/ |
| 太鼓腹 | たいこばら | (n) potbelly/paunch/ |
| 打ち出し太鼓 | うちだしたいこ
| drum signalling end of a
performance/ |
| 大鼓 | おおつづみ | (n) large hand drum/ |
| 大太鼓 | おおだいこ | (n) large or bass drum/ |
| 腹鼓 | はらつづみ
| (n) drumming on one's belly/having one's
fill/ |
| 腹鼓を打つ | はらつずみをうつ
| (exp) to eat to one's hearts content/to drum
the belly/ |
| 勇を鼓す | ゆうをこす | (exp) to screw up one's courage/to take
heart/ |
| 櫓太鼓 | やぐらだいこ | (n) drums which announce the opening of a stage
performance or commencement of sumo bouts/the sound produced by such
drums/ |
| 和太鼓 | わたいこ
| Japanese drum/ |
| 和太鼓 | わだいこ | Japanese drum/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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