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
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
finished product; finished goods; completed article
ago; since; before; previous
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
imagination; supposition; guess
serious; severe; grave; acute
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
covered with soil (of vegetables, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
final; eventual; ultimate