bank; weir; embankment; levee
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
police officer; policeman; constable
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course