tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
split; division; break up
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to get one's head around; to think about
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
transparency; degree of clearness
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
humming a tune (while doing something else)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
river management; river improvement; flood control
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
from the viewpoint of; according to
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at