besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
dry weight (of a vehicle, food, etc.)
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
(navigable) canal; waterway
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
going upstream; swimming upstream
entry; approach; penetration
building lot; residential land
near; close by; within reach; familiar
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
land survey; cadastral survey
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)