good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
river; stream; River; the ... river
depopulation; declining population
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
transfer student; student changing schools
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
coincident with; while; simultaneously
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
boiled and half-dried bonito
to talk; to chat; to chatter
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
this world; this life; world of the living
polite; respectful; reverent
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to be needed; to be wanted
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such