riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ahead; before; the future
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
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 collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
particular; hard to please; fussy
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
for today; for the time being
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to keep a watchful eye on
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
ready... (as in "ready, go!")
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region