river; stream; River; the ... river
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pupil; student; schoolchild
several years; a few years
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
growth period; growing season
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)