trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
since; henceforth; ever since
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to head home; to leave for home
the way back; the way home; return trip
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
grandpa; grampa; gramps; grandfather
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
settlement; permanent residency
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps