cannot be helped; unavoidable
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
curious; strange; unusual
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rather; better; instead; if anything
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
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.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged