firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
the more one looks (at it) the more...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present