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
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
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
opposite bank; farther shore
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
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
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
care; precaution; guarding; caution
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
visual confirmation; sighting
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on