at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
lower region; lower part; region below
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
it seems so; that's what it looks like
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
difference; discrepancy; variation
in search of; in order to look for
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
close; intimate; on good terms
river fish; freshwater fish
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
agricultural community; farm village; rural
scale; scope; plan; structure
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
inside; interior; inner part
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that; the matter in question
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally