direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
strapped for cash; hard up
having said that; on the other hand
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to invite in; to show someone in
at once; immediately; right now
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen