carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
filtration; filtering; percolation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
river; stream; River; the ... river
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
family; members of a family
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
by today; before the day is over
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)