difference; discrepancy; variation
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
course of a river; land along a river
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
oral tradition; legend; folklore