foraminifer; foraminiferan
children's song; nursery song
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
long ago; once upon a time
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
breakthrough; great discovery
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
the ocean; the great deep
local specialty; special product (of a region)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hidden treasure; treasured article
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal