waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
periodic; regular; routine
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
person who has rendered distinguished service
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
book; volume; this; present; main; head
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to buy more (of something)
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
usually; under usual circumstances
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct