to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
very interesting; of great interest
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
opposite bank; farther shore
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
Penthorum chinense (species of saxifrage)
many-legged; octopus-like
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to misread; to mispronounce
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit