to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
present (brought by a visitor); gift
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
impression; strong belief; conviction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
invisibly; secretly; privately
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
such; like that; that sort of; very
woman; female; feminine gender