with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
from here; from this place
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to run through; to run past
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
retention; maintenance; preservation
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage