going to and fro; back and forth
sunlight filtering through trees
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to think constantly about; to dwell on
at that time; in those days
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
such; like that; that sort of; very
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to differ; to vary; to disagree
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)