to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
turning sideways; landscape orientation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
from where one sits; while sitting by
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to become empty (hollow); to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to become frayed; to become loose
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt