road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
curiosity; inquisitiveness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
river; stream; River; the ... river
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
home area; home town; local
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
nothing but; except; no more than
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to