truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
muddy water; red-light district
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
space between trees; gap between trees
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal
other side; opposite side; other party
government service; the bureaucracy
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
coming and going; commuting
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
moment by moment; hour by hour
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
immediately; right away; on the spot
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
long ago; already; a long time ago
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
complete; total; absolute
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)