grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
height (of body); stature
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing