to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
your husband; her husband
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
garland; festoon (of flowers)