traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
three; three years of age
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
this (very thing); this precisely
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
in general; generally; usually
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
-less; lacking; non-existing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate