water's edge; waterside; shore
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
scenery; scene; landscape
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
crash; smash; crunch; bang
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
supply; provision; raising; procurement
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
the same; the said; likewise
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
short pause; short interval
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
root; joint; base; crotch
firm; strong; solid; stable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...