better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
towel rack; towel rail; towel bar; towel ring
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to throw at; to turn; to raise
female friend; woman friend
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
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
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice