upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
mediator; manager; caretaker
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to become empty; to be emptied
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
being all smiles with joy
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse