overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in deep black; in jet black
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
living thing; living creature; animal; life
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shake; to sway; to waver
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
up in a tree; in the trees
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to lose sight of; to miss
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
observation; survey; watching
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
man; male; masculine gender
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
being concerned about or mindful of
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling