to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
in the same way as; just like
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
newly-released music; new release (CD, album, etc.); new score; new composition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
the reverse; other side; lining
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
tension; mental strain; nervousness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to wait and see; to see how the land lies