submersion; inundation; being flooded
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
way; method; means; (technical) specification
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
observation; survey; watching
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)