flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
in the same way as; just like
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
going downstream (in a boat)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
opposite bank; farther shore
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
many; much; plenty; hardly
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
such ... as; or some such
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below