shadow figure; silhouette
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
tenth day of the month; ten days
invitation; introduction; temptation
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to talk to oneself; to mutter
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
innocent; cherubic; childlike
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to run through; to run past
to make a speech; to address
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
conduct; behavior; behaviour
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible