traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
curse; spell; malediction
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
polite; respectful; reverent
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
one act (of a play); scene; event
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything