river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
late at night; deep in the night
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
suffix for familiar person
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light