seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
that's the way it is; such is life
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
breeding; raising; rearing
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fortune-telling; divination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
prohibition; inhibition; ban
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in