cave; cavern; den; grotto
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to go out and away; to leave
adventure story; novel of adventure
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
perfectly round; perfectly circular
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
small hill; low hill; hillock
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to sniff out; to get wind of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
free-standing exercises; calisthenics (performed without using any apparatus)
joints; points (of a speech)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person