details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
like it or not; like or not like
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
older sister; elder sister
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
ill-bred; poorly brought up
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
splish-splash; with a splash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding