party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
thickness; profundity; depth
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to collect; to assemble; to gather
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
worthy of; worth doing; worth having