aquatic (life); living in the water
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
for the first time in one's life
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)