along the river; riverside
good feeling; feeling good
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
bento; Japanese box lunch
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
direct control; direct supervision
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
person concerned; interested party; related party
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
advance; moving forward; progress
southern part; the south (of a region)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
how; in what way; in what manner
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
older sister; elder sister
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person