river; stream; River; the ... river
along the river; riverside
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
riverside; edge of a river
river surface; surface of a river
upper reaches of a river; upstream
dry riverbed; river beach
river fish; freshwater fish
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
mountain river; mountain stream
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
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)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
rapids; shallows of a river
going downstream (in a boat)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
course of a river; land along a river
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
mouth of a river; lower stream
ditch with running water; drainage channel
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
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
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
Incheon (South Korea); Inchon
ditch with running water; drainage channel
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
river which often overflows its banks
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
suspension of ferry service
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
hundred rivers; many rivers; all rivers
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
Satsumasendai City (Kagoshima)
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
river surface; surface of a river
loach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root
affluent; branch stream that flows into a main stream
to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
small and medium-sized rivers
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine
Kawasaki disease; mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; MCLS
catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river
riverside; edge of a river
Ishikawa Station (JR East)
great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
Satsumasendai City (Kagoshima)
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
dried-up river; wadi; dry arroyo
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
Katsuragawa Station (Hokkaido)
broad-winged damselfly (of family Calopterygidae)
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
Sagawa Express Scandal (1992)
Nakagawa Station (Kanagawa)
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
fukagawa-meshi; rice cooked with clams
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)
Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
European otter (Lutra lutra); common otter; Eurasian otter
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus); bush pig
to (try to) act like a big-shot
fukagawa-meshi; rice cooked with clams
Uda River (Khabarovsk Krai)
river raised above the surrounding land
being far away across mountains and rivers
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
Metagonimus yokogawai (species of intestinal fluke)
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
river in which worshippers purify themselves before praying
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
rice bowl with clams and miso broth
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. aquaticum)
window-shopping without any money; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; (lit.) dog's walk on the riverbank
intermittent river; intermittent stream
perennial river; perennial stream; permanent river
Sakuragawa Station (Osaka)
Shinkawa Station (Hokkaido)
Kurokawa Station (Nagoya)
Sendai Station (Kagoshima)
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station
Mikawa Station (Hokkaido)
Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station
Yanagawa Station (Yamanashi)
Calopteryx cornelia (species of damselfly)
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
Batrachospermum gelatinosum (species of red alga)
our lady's bedstraw (Galium verum); yellow bedstraw
Margaritifera laevis (species of freshwater pearl mussel)
golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris rasborella)
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Mozambique tilapia (tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa, Oreochromis mossambicus)
Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris oxycephala); spined sleeper
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); sweet form of Chinese citron