to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
quantity or volume of water
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
along the river; riverside
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to reflect; to throw back light
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
riverside; edge of a river
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
unexpectedly; surprisingly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
spring water; clear (pure) water