Kanji
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river; stream; River; the ... river
Ishikawa (prefecture)
Kawasaki (city)
rapids; shallows of a river
along the river; riverside
dry riverbed; river beach
upper reaches of a river; upstream
riverside; edge of a river
river surface; surface of a river
riverbank; riverside
ripples on a river
mouth of river; estuary
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
river fish; freshwater fish
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
riverbank; riverside
going downstream (in a boat)
mountains and rivers
to cross a river
width of a river
to descend a river
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
breeze off a river
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
course of a river; land along a river
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
river's course
mouth of a river; lower stream
riverboat; rivercraft
river fishing
festival marking the start of boating season
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
freshwater fish cuisine
riverside; riverbank
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
sandbank in a river
suspension of ferry service
crossing a river
crossing a river
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
following a river
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) the life of a prostitute
across a river
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
river in springtime
catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
buckskin (horse color)
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
river plain; riverbed
Kawasaki disease; mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; MCLS
variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
window-shopping without any money; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; (lit.) dog's walk on the riverbank
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
common merganser
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. aquaticum)
European otter (Lutra lutra); common otter; Eurasian otter
broad-winged damselfly (of family Calopterygidae)
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus); bush pig
spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris oxycephala); spined sleeper
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris rasborella)
burbot (Lota lota)
our lady's bedstraw (Galium verum); yellow bedstraw
Margaritifera laevis (species of freshwater pearl mussel)
Batrachospermum gelatinosum (species of red alga)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); sweet form of Chinese citron
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
Mozambique tilapia (tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa, Oreochromis mossambicus)
golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Macao; Macau
riverside willow
Kura River
Ishikawa Station (JR East)
Tanana River
Hoshikawa Station
Omo River
Uda River (Khabarovsk Krai)
Mikawa Station (Hokkaido)
Shinkawa Station (Hokkaido)
Kurokawa Station (Nagoya)
Pechora River
Sado River
Ume River
Onega River
Rioni River
Sura River
Zeya River
Tana River (Kenya)
Kazanka River
Mara River
Jiu River
Kirenga River
Upa River
Pina River
Ruzizi River
Maya River
Napo River
Nata River
Biya River
Bikin River
Ene River
Nyuya River
Dawa River
Mano River
Mopan River
Komati River
Santa Ana River
Sochi River
Sokoto River
Nera River (Russia)
Kana River
Benito River
Sudoma River
Kawahigashi Station
Kawanishi Station