to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
dry riverbed; river beach
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
shaft (of an arrow; made of bamboo)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
with a start; with a jump
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress