water system; river system; drainage system
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
communication skills; communication ability
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
Japanese (people, language, style)
limited; limiting; restrictive
to become excited; to grow lively
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
to become clear; to be made public
to not take seriously; to take lightly
present (brought by a visitor); gift
talk about various topics
newcomer; initiate; rookie
good performance; good work; great success
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
charming; fascinating; attractive
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
secretariat; executive office
action committee; executive committee
to lean to one side; to oppose; to look aside; to regret