to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to comfort; to console; to amuse
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)