whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
kanji "insect" radical at left
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
land readjustment; town planning
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
even though; despite; when
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(political) power; authority; influence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that's the way it is; such is life
erudition; extensive learning
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
sound (of a sentence); euphony
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression