loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
river surface; surface of a river
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye