aquatic life; water creatures
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
coagulation; freezing; solidification
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
chair; stool; post; office; position
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
alone; by oneself; on one's own
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
maid; helper; help; assistance
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)