to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
town; city; municipal; urban
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
viewing as a problem; problematizing
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
smuggling (people); stowing away
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
storehouse; warehouse; godown
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)