good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
more than anything; above all else
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
level ground; plain; flatland
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
going upstream; swimming upstream
time; season; period; phase; stage
going downstream (in a boat)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
land route; overland route; by land; overland
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
throwaway; disposable; single-use
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
planned; scheduled; systematic
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
powerful person; influential person
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words