boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
counter for books; volume
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
with a friendly grin; smilingly
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one's share; one's portion
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning