dry riverbed; river beach
from here; from this place
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
long hair (usu. of a man)
supply; supplying; replenishment
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to take flight; to disappear
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
precipice; cliff; flat head
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
falling rocks; fallen rocks
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
(in the same way) as before; as always
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)