sound of something floating or sinking in water
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
scene; view; prospect; outlook
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
from the viewpoint of; according to
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to begin (doing); to start (doing)