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
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
spring water; clear (pure) water
light blue; pale blue; aqua
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
bathing (swimming) in cold water
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
watering hole; watering place
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
muddy water; red-light district
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
submersion; inundation; being flooded
column of water; water column
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
bolt from the blue; great surprise
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
drinking water; potable water
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
drop of water; polka dots
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
flood; freshet; inundation
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
color of water after washing rice (colour)
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
cold bath; taking a cold bath
water trickling from rocks
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
water shortage; shortage of water supply
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
like water; like it grows on trees
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to water down; to dilute with water
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
water trough; track pan; boat transporting water (esp. drinking water); water boat; waterlogged boat; coffin
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to fill (a glass) with water
to sweat and slave; to toil away
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
to be splendidly handsome
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
to pour water on; to irrigate
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
road mirage; water mirage
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to be splendid; to be superb
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
surface of the water; face of the water
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
like water; like it grows on trees
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
an old man's indiscretions
direction of a current; course of a ship
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
knowing how to swim; returning a favor
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
kitchen work; housework; scullion; servant who works in the kitchen (usu. female)
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)
blood is thicker than water
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
water spider (Argyroneta aquatica); ninja water-walking shoes
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
writing brush; writing; handwriting
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
shoreline protection or operations
adding water (to a plant)
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); Wednesday and Friday; bribe; sweetener
does not agree with; does not get along with
waste-water container (tea ceremony); slop jar; slop basin
protection measures at ports and airports (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss
sliced abalone served in cold water
drainboard; draining board
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
liquid face-whitening makeup
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
light light blue; pale blue
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Japanese cherry birch; betula grossa
var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold); rice cakes preserved in water
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board
vinegar diluted with water
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
memorial service to appease an aborted foetus
making a living in the red-light district
dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
water cycle; hydrologic cycle
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth
water-drawing ceremony (performed at Tōdaiji on March 13); rite of drawing sacred water
Hydrus (constellation); the Water Snake
Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)
water stick; water scorpion
gold-leaf-coated twisted paper; Agrimonia pilosa var. japonica (variety of hairy agrimony)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too; mutual back-scratching
soaking (dried goods) in water
water to add to packaged noodles (provided in a separate packet); (lit.) softening water; (lit.) loosening water
water warts; molluscum contagiosum; viral infection of the skin
dish drainer; draining board
waterlogged stomach; allaying hunger with water
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
sprinkling water (on the ground); sprinkled water
mochi offered when drawing the first water of the year
frozen dew (at the end of autumn); amniotic fluid
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
(as discordant as) fire and water
Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
water filter; strainer; colander
bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
Life is an unknown course
female servant who works in the kitchen
rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster); water-rat
water flowing underneath; (fig.) one's true feelings; kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85)
to take and spit the water prior to a bout
students surpass their masters; (lit.) ice coming from water is colder than water
rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) bout
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
draining water from pipes (for the winter)
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
puppet powered by (falling) water; water-powered contrivance; show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
water glass (sodium or potassium silicate solution); soluble glass
purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
water crisis; water scarcity
water seeks its own level
when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; (lit.) a sunken place will collect water; someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties
container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; fresh water used when making up one's face
warming of water (in spring)
water-binding; compaction by watering; hydraulic filling; hydraulic tilling
rice washed in cold water; dried rice soaked in water to soften
mizukakena (Brassica rapa variety)
budget of padded (empty) figures
water rot (decay of crops due to excess water)
Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)
dampening solution; dampening agent
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
flooding; filling; inundation; submerging; clogging
Eusteralis yatabeana (species of plant in the mint family)
wasting one's efforts; rendering one's efforts futile
water seeks its own level
better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; (lit.) refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; (lit.) to scoop water with a basket
water emerging from a stone wall
water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor
petrel (esp. petrels of family Procellariidae)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo
Senegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides); giant green hygro
Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)
iyomizugi winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
spike winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides); Indian fern; water fern; oriental waterfern; water hornfern
soldier fly (any fly of family Stratiomyidae, esp. species Stratiomys japonica)
blue shark (Prionace glauca, species of circumglobal requiem shark)
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus)
Habenaria sagittifera (species of bog orchid)
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
theatre that uses water for tricks, etc.(during hot weather)
visiting sufferers after a flood
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
to be soaked (in water); to be drenched