again; once more; a second time
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to have an idea; to have a clue
to keep away; to keep at a distance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
junior high school student; middle school pupil
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
innocent; cherubic; childlike
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke