unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
sashimi with skin still attached
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to steal; to rob; to take away
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
timewise; temporal; chronal
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
several sheets (flat objects)
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease