running water; flowing water; stream
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
practicality; utility; usefulness
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
this one; with this; in this way
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
precocious; precocious child
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to walk in on; to tread upon
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
roadside trees; row of trees
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
what do you want?; can I help you?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yearned for; longed for; missed
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
hiding one's embarrassment
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
unique; peculiar; singular