drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
marriage proposal; courtship
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
complete; whole; perfect; safe
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
inside; interior; inner part
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)