useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
just the other day; quite recently
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
bento; Japanese box lunch
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to collect; to assemble; to gather
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dry riverbed; river beach
study; learning; tutorial
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
that's the way it is; such is life
a pair (of shoes or socks)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
light blue; pale blue; aqua