confections; sweets; candy; cake
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
dry riverbed; river beach
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
the way back; the way home; return trip
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)