water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
inside; interior; inner part
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
way of speaking; intimation
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to peel; to skin; to pare
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
as (for); for; in the capacity of
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time