to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
dry riverbed; river beach
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be overcome with emotion
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
this and that; one thing and another
ninth day of the month; nine days