operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
one difficulty; one danger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the matter in question
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
exploration party; expedition team
every person; each one; everybody
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
at; in; at; when; by; with
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
legend; folklore; tradition
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
reaching; attaining; arrival
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)