left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
riverside; edge of a river
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
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)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to repeat; to do something over again
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend