in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
some people; a few people; several people
absorption; suction; attraction
each house; every house; many houses
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
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
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
don't you think?; indicates question
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)