nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
ditch with running water; drainage channel
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
shellfish; seashell; shell
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(United States of) America; USA
water that has been used to wash rice
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
dark clouds; black clouds
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp