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