downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
river which often overflows its banks
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
red cloth; red background
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
muddy water; red-light district
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be hot on a person's heels
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to take flight; to disappear
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
weight; heavyweight boxer
to provide facilities; to administer to the convenience of
to succeed; to bear fruit
to throw away; to abandon