to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to shake; to sway; to waver
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
bloodsucking; sucking blood
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits