test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
family; members of a family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
that; the matter in question
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off