flute; fife; pipe; whistle
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
with a start; with a jump
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
meditation; contemplation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to look around; to survey
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
older sister; elder sister
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own