water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to push aside; to push one's way through
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to drift together; to drift to the shore
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
just above; right overhead
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high