please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
residence; housing; residential building
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
guidance; leadership; leading the way
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to lay aside; to set aside
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to quit one's job; to resign
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
all (there is); as long as there is
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
contradiction; inconsistency
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
for the first time in one's life
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)