short and stout; small but wide around
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
image; figure; figure; form; image
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to trample; to crush underfoot
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
invisibly; secretly; privately
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
notice; attention; observation
dwelling; house; residence; address
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
woman; lady; adult female
round; spherical; circular
to push aside; to brush aside
to walk away; to saunter off