favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
precipice; cliff; flat head
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
freshwater minnow; pale chub (Zacco platypus)
dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
application; request; petition
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
stealthily; secretly; in secret
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes