to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
head; lead; vanguard; first
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
family; members of a family
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
joint; seam; joining point
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
after that; afterwards; thereafter
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
ditch next to railway track
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
next; following; subsequent; stage; station