(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
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
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
several minutes; a few minutes
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
this and that; one thing or another
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
beyond that point; after that