to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dry riverbed; river beach
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suffix for familiar person
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
since; henceforth; ever since
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...