dry riverbed; river beach
along the river; riverside
to appoint; to assign; to designate
bank; banking institution
for a while; for some time; for a period
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to detain; to check; to restrain
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on