small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to pile up; to accumulate
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
alone; by oneself; on one's own
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
river surface; surface of a river
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
results; record; grades; marks
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
pupil; student; schoolchild
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes