water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
bringing; taking; carrying
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
specialty magazine; information digest
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
prefix for forming ordinal numbers