waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
the way back; the way home; return trip
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opposite side; opposition
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to tower; to rise; to soar
another; different; something else
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
suspicious-looking; fishy
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout