artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
water's edge; waterside; shore
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
to be softened; to calm down
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
everywhere; all over; throughout
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be