bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
preface; introduction; preamble
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
one day; (on) a certain day
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
to water down; to dilute with water
business; work; operations; service; duties
neglecting; leaving alone
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
short distance; close range
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
here and there; in places
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
transparency; degree of clearness
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict