rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
opposite bank; farther shore
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to need; to demand; to take; to require
river surface; surface of a river
self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
absolutely; positively; decidedly
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
mixed race; mixed parentage
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be transparent; to show through
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
general term; generic name
Hominini; tribe comprising humans, chimpanzees and bonobos
society; public; community; social studies
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel