loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
natural water; untreated water; spring water
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be touching; to be moving
to revere; to respect; to worship
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten