bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
river; stream; River; the ... river
to suffer damage; to be deceived
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
home area; home town; local
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
comparatively; quite; rather
different (from); not the same (as)
children's story; fairy tale
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
land route; overland route; by land; overland
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
different thing; another question; different case
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
reading aloud; recitation
what number (in a sequence); what rank
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
place to go; place one can go
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge