vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
source of river; fountainhead
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
untouched; unused; intact
development; exploitation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to govern; to manage; to subdue
ability; capability; skill
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
river management; river improvement; flood control
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
proposal; proposition; suggestion
several years; a few years
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
increase in speed, acceleration
royal castle; imperial castle
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
such; like that; that sort of; very
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
personal; individual; private
relatively; comparatively
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being