to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
river; stream; River; the ... river
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
spring water; clear (pure) water
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
really; truly; indeed; good grief
foster father; adoptive father
one's real father; natural father; biological father
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)