luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
level ground; plain; flatland
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
beyond that point; after that
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
counter for (small) boats
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
river; stream; River; the ... river
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly