river; stream; River; the ... river
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cheap article; poor quality article
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to lay aside; to set aside
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
good feeling; feeling good
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
son of a bitch; piece of shit
decision; determination; resolution
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification