winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
suspension bridge; rope bridge
opposite bank; farther shore
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
stepwise; one step at a time
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
heaps of corpses all around
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
going off course; going out of bounds
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to jump from one thing to another
to lie down; to throw oneself down
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
(committee) chairman; president
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly