to go past; to pass; to pass by
main road; main thoroughfare
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
along the river; riverside
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
good feeling; feeling good
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
working adult; full-fledged member of society
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
seven lives; seven generations
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
confusion; mixing; merger
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
(not) altogether; (not) wholly