mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
action committee; executive committee
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
mountain road; mountain trail
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)