children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
forcibly; against one's will
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
action of making something; -ification
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
serious; not joking; straight
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh