kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
place; room; margin; scope
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
sailor suit; middy uniform
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Island; insula; island; islet
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
to rush back; to run back
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...