scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
extremely; very; really; super; so
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
elegance; taste; refinement
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
summertime; summer season
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
rice cooking; boiling rice
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
garden lantern; hanging lantern
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
secret base; hideout; hidden position
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
field; plain; prairie; moor
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!