imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
reinforcement; strengthening
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
along the river; riverside
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
nursing; (protective) care
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
exaltation; emotional uplift
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
offender; criminal; culprit
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
just past noon; afternoon
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
monetary; financial; pecuniary
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to jump from one thing to another