the way back; the way home; return trip
river; stream; River; the ... river
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
riverside; edge of a river
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be worried; to be troubled
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable