sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
oracle; revelation; divine message
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
river; stream; River; the ... river
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
port city; harbour city; harbor city
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
long (time that has passed); old (story)
terrain; geographical features; topography
mountain stream; mountain torrent
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
railroad; railway; rail transport
being under the rule of; being under the government of