shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to take off one's glasses
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
slim; slender; slight; delicate
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
river breaking through (its dikes)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to get hungry; to become hungry
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
periodic; regular; routine
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
how long; how far; how much
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio