river; stream; River; the ... river
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
one-by-one; separately; in detail
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
imagination; supposition; guess
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
beyond that point; after that
parting; separation; farewell
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
separation; farewell; parting
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
preface; introduction; preamble
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
urbanization; urbanisation
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
by sheer strength; by brute force
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite