river; stream; River; the ... river
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
everybody; every last one of them; all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
time; hour; period; class
alone; by oneself; on one's own
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
audience; spectator; spectators
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
first meeting; first interview with
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
of no interest; not interested
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Seto Oohashi; Great Seto Bridge
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
club activities; extracurricular activities
will not do; do not; does not
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
to talk; to chat; to chatter
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical