to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dry riverbed; river beach
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suffix for familiar person
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into