everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
opposite bank; farther shore
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
while; during (the time when)
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
coincident with; while; simultaneously
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
failure; mistake; blunder
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in the future; another day; later
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
without cause; without reason