to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to step forward; to take a step forward
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
along; parallel to; in accordance with
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
ramification; branching off
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
place; situation; position; location
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to throw away; to abandon
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fort; stronghold; fortification
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
river management; river improvement; flood control
along the way; along the road
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
professor; teaching; instruction
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already