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
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
manly; masculine; like a man
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
business results; business performance