to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to shake; to sway; to waver
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
time; hour; period; class
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on