Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
power plant; power station
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
waterfall; cataract; cascade
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
gathering edible wild plants
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament