wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
beyond one's means or position
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
water's edge; waterside; shore
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
cut; reduction; curtailment
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity