to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
relatively; comparatively
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
second (unit of time); arc second
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
natto (fermented soybeans)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
all; entire; whole; altogether
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
long time; long interval; for quite some time
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to dye; to colour; to color
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously