strange; mysterious; queer; weird
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
along the river; riverside
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
leading person; foremost figure
Carell; Kareru; Carrel; Carrell
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
our country; our land; one's own country
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
naked eye; the physical eye
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court