class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
river; stream; River; the ... river
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to wash away; to rinse off
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
cannot be compared with; no match for
to chase; to run after; to pursue
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
video game (played on a home console)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
while; during; performed in this condition
optimism; taking an optimistic view
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
simple honesty; tactless frankness