one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
young girl; lass; adolescent female
visiting angler; fishing visitor
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to shake off; to throw off
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
big catch (fishing); good haul
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage