to wash away; to rinse off
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
because of; owing to; due to
water's edge; waterside; shore
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to face; to go towards; to head towards
cheap article; poor-quality article
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
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)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
this (very thing); this precisely