breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
I appreciate your efforts
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
one by one; one at a time; in turn
powerless; helpless; incompetent
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
so; to such an extent; such
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
good young man; agreeable youth
to dispose of; to sell off
transactions; dealings; business
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
hard (life); tough (world)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
night view; night skyline; nightscape
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
admiration; wonder; astonishment
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
trivial; not amounting to much
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
the way back; the way home; return trip
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for