river; stream; River; the ... river
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
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
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
Ochanomizu (Tokyo district); Ochanomizu (Kyogen play)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
practical; realistic; pragmatic
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
disciple; pupil; follower
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
master; teacher; stable master