upper reaches of a river; upstream
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
naked eye; the physical eye
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
independent action; acting alone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
immediately; right away; on the spot
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
call; summons; convening; convocation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
alert status; emergency alert
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
direct connection; direct link
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gunsmoke; smoke of cannon
to examine someone's expression
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
government service; the bureaucracy
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
column of water; water column
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
accurate; correct; precise; exact