strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as a child; when one was a child
name; given name; first name
to call each other; to call out to one another
rather; better; instead; if anything
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
scenery; scene; landscape
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
home area; home town; local
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
water's edge; beach; foreshore
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
self-consciousness; self-awareness
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)