大正琴 たいしょうごと

taishōgoto

1. Not a shōchiku-kin.; It's not a shōchiku-kin.

1. Was a shōchiku-kin.

1. Playing the *shōchiku-kin* ; With the *shōchiku-kin*

1. Of the *shōchiku-kin*; Relating to the *shōchiku-kin*

1. It is not a shamisen.; It is not a so-called shamisen.

1. It is not a shamisen.; It's not a so-called shamisen.

1. Was a koto.; Was a shamisen-like instrument.

1. Ōzashōkin (is); Japanese zither

1. Is not a koto.; Is not a Japanese koto.

1. Wasn't a shamisen.; Wasn't a so-called shamisen.

1. Probably a koto.; Probably a large positive koto.

1. It was not a koto.; It was not a shamisen.

1. Wasn't a koto.; Wasn't a shamisen.

1. Probably a koto.; Probably a shamisen-like instrument.

1. Was not a koto.; Was not a shamisen.

1. If it were a koto of the Taisho period; If it was a Taisho-era koto

1. If it is a *shōchiku-kin*; When it is a *shōchiku-kin*

1. If/when the *shōchiku-kin*…; If there is a *shōchiku-kin*…