the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so