kickboard; flutterboard; float
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pertinent; appropriate; congruent; apt; fitting
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
order; sequence; procedure
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
visual confirmation; sighting
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
different thing; another question; different case
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
grip (of hand); grip strength
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to drop; to let fall; to omit
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
resignation; acceptance; consolation