along the river; riverside
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
experimental; provisional
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
river; stream; River; the ... river
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
kind; sort; species; species
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rain incessantly; to downpour
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
finish; completion; the end
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision