decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
combination; union; binding; bond
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
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 melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
absorption; suction; attraction
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
trusting too much; overestimating ability
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
suffix for familiar person
to face; to go towards; to head towards
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch