notification; pre-1886 administrative order
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
convenient; handy; useful
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
(within a) territory; domains
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
beyond that point; after that
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to crawl out of; to creep out of
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
short pause; short interval
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
open; spacious; extensive
terraced fields; terraced farm
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency