no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
dry riverbed; river beach
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
opposite bank; farther shore
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
of tender years; very young
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
heap; pile; stack; full measure
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
right beside; close to; nearby
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
the Alps; range of high mountains
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore