agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
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
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to strike out; to start swimming
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key