confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
situated deep in the mountains
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
for the present; for the time being
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
failure; mistake; blunder
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
opposite side; opposition
mountain climbing; mountaineering
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
for today; for the time being
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned