river; stream; River; the ... river
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
great cause; moral law; justice
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
speech; expression; wording; language
opposite; reverse; contrary
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
third day of the month; three days
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of