water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
the press; (in the) newspapers
unceasing; never-ending; endless
large number (of); many; majority
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
newspaper story (article, account)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
long time; long interval; for quite some time
other than; excluding; without
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
mountain climbing; mountaineering
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning