pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
shorts; panties; knickers
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
full view; plain sight; completely visible
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
after a long time; for the first time in a while
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
continuing one's education into university
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to pass (of time); to elapse
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
circuitous; roundabout; indirect