to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to care for someone; to look after someone
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
memories; recollections; reminiscence
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident