group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
superb view; picturesque scenery
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
plants and animals; flora and fauna
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
transparency; degree of clearness
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
primary business; primary function; primary focus
event; phenomenon; matter
private military company; mercenary group
security contracting (against fire, theft, etc.); private security arrangement
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
distinctive; characteristic
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
fresco; mural; wall painting
archeological; archaeological
literature; books (reference); document
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
archeologist; archaeologist
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world