half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
innumerable; countless; numberless
(wind or human-powered) warship
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
twice; again; second time
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
being rampant; domination
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it's not like; it isn't as if
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone