to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
primary school; elementary school; grade school
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
near; close; beside; third person
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
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
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
single word; a few words; brief comment
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else