ripple (on water); wavelets
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
mountain range; mountain belt
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
deceiving; cheating; fooling
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
useful thing; usable article
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to overdo; to do too much
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
whenever they come together
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
armory; armoury; ordnance department
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
mass communication; mass media
ordinary citizen; the general public
police cell; place of detention; jail
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter