stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to shout (in anger); to yell
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
family structure; family composition; family makeup
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
expression; presentation; representation; notation
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside