information; making a report (to a superior)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
great laughter; burst of laughter
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
splish-splash; with a splash
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to fan; to incite; to instigate
elderly or experienced farmer
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
wrong; different; not like that
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...