to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in one's own way or style
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
upper reaches of a river; upstream
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
breeding; raising; rearing
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
recommendation of an influential person
about; concerning; related to; -ish
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
here and there; in places
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)