rest; break; recess; intermission
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
sunlight; rays of the Sun
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
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
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
great difference; major mistake
at that time; in those days
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
advance; moving forward; progress
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
behind; in the rear; in back
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey