that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
near; close; beside; third person
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
January; first month of the lunar calendar
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
at once; there and then; immediately
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
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 erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to be helpful; to be useful
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
second day of the month; two days
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
third day of the month; three days
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
thereupon; shortly thereafter
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...