to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
just past noon; afternoon
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to clear up; to become cloudless
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
at first; in the beginning; originally
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
way; method; means; resource; course
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel