practice; practising; training; study
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
regret; repentance; remorse
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
river; stream; River; the ... river
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
muddy water; red-light district
aquatic (life); living in the water
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees