long ago; already; a long time ago
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
complicated and mysterious
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
disorder; disturbance; unrest
fluent (in a language); flowing
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
carjack; carjacking; car hijacking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to lay aside; to set aside
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please (give me); please (do for me)
older brother; elder brother