transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
short pause; short interval
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to show up; to appear; to turn up
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
early blooming; early flowering
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as you see; as you can see
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to express (in words); to confess
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic