scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in the same way as; just like
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to raise one's voice; to shout
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
drama; play; powerful drug
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
landowner; landlord; landlady
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
silence (not speaking); muteness
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
river; stream; River; the ... river
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(not) so much; (not) that much
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval