paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
young person; youth; young
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
country; territory; domain; realm
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to gaze out at; to look out over
along the river; riverside
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
bank; weir; embankment; levee
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
house; dwelling; human habitation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
face; looks; vestiges; trace
image; figure; figure; form; image
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
remembrance; recollection; recognition
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored