to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
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 pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
several times; several degrees
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
regulation; adjustment; control
quantity or volume of water
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
honor; honour; credit; prestige
principal occupation; core business
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
convenient; handy; useful
dream for the future; hopes for the future
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business