algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
main temple building; nave
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
wooden fence; board fence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
summer vacation; summer holiday
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sunlight filtering through trees
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dated; date; fixed; external
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
senior high school student
to work hard; to work diligently
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
does not seem; unlikely; improbable