captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
land route; overland route; by land; overland
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lacking cargo; in ballast
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
tool; implement; means; furniture
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
spite; frustration; vexation
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly