Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
messenger; envoy; emissary
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
preparation; arrangements
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
(opening of a) wound; cut
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
since; henceforth; ever since