retort; back talk; backchat
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
river; stream; River; the ... river
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
how many people; a number of people
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
society; public; community; social studies
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be silent; to say nothing
to serve; to work for; to attend
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state