cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
store; reserve; stock; savings
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
underground; subterranean
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge