shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
genuine article; real thing; real deal
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
small grain; small stature or ability
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
exactly as stated; verbatim
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
course of a river; land along a river