favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
river; stream; River; the ... river
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
dry riverbed; river beach
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
ingredient; component; composition
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
curious; strange; unusual
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to go along; to walk along; to follow
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
and yet; despite (all) that
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in