at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to be injured; to sustain a wound
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
single word; a few words; brief comment
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
bright green; chartreuse green
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
(set of) facial features; looks
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
here and there; in places
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)