dry riverbed; river beach
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
time; season; period; phase; stage
night angling; night fishing
back-to-back (e.g. home runs); dual (e.g. victory); tandem (e.g. flight); (romantic) couple
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
because of; owing to; due to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
river surface; surface of a river
far away in the distance; in the far distance
railway bridge; iron bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to care for someone; to look after someone
older brother and younger sister
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)