to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to anticipate; to foresee
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
every single word and phrase; word by word
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
preference; priority; precedence
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
reaching; attaining; arrival
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
watering hole; watering place
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
opening fully; full throttle; full power
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
va-va-vroom (esp. fast cars or bikes, sexy women or men); va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to dye; to colour; to color
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour