leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
aquatic (life); living in the water
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
also known as; also called
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
water's edge; waterside; shore
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
river surface; surface of a river
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around