to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
older sister; lass; young lady
regret; repentance; remorse
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to recall; to remember; to recollect
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky