太鼓腹 Taiko Belly

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
太鼓腹 tai ko bara Taiko (Japanese drums) Belly	太 tai big, thick, become fat 鼓 ko courage, drums, beat 腹 hara belly, stomach	太い futoi - fat, thick [B] 太鼓 tai ko - Taiko Japanese drums [B] 太陽 tai you - sun [B] 空腹 kuu fuku - hunger [A] 腹が立つ hara ga tatsu - angry [lit. stomach stands up] [I]

Many years of careful practice...

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

趣味 shumi - hobby A common question at introductions
ボブさん bobu san - (Mr.) Bob When a [Mr.] or [Mrs.] can be omitted in English, it probably cannot be omitted in Japanese. SAN can be used for both male and female.
の no - possessive
で - at, on, in, by The best way to get a feel for these particles is to read examples where they are used and notice how they are used.
演奏 en sou - performance
あまりにも amari ni mo - was so... that...
すごい sugoi - great! cool!
ので node - because, therefore Notice the order: the first part gives reason for what comes after NODE
ウィーン wi-n - Vienna Where else would Bob show off his extraordinary talent?
ソロ soro - solo
デビュー debyu- - debut
しました shimashita - past tense