to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
bento; Japanese box lunch
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
attendance (at school); going to school
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
waist; waistline; waist measurement
very loose; slowly; leisurely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
horn-shaped pastry with sweet filling
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
writing; composition; essay; sentence
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to hide; to keep to oneself