flute; fife; pipe; whistle
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
talking while standing; standing around talking
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to entrust; to leave to a person
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
personal (employee); employed; retained
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt