carefree; free from worry
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
clearing one's throat; cough
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
true state; actual condition; reality
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
stealthily; secretly; in secret
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
near; nearby; not far off
to encamp; to take up positions
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
coming and going; commuting
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)