I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to fish; to have a line in the water
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pride; dignity; self-respect
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
4th day of the month; four days
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to start shouting; to break out
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)