ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
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
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
billow; surge; large wave
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
clearly; distinctly; vividly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
resentment; indignation; anger
on countless occasions; many a time
to repeat; to do something over again
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to thrust down; to push off
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move