waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
correction; revision; amendment
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
summertime; summer season
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
moving tale; impressive tale
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be able to manage somehow or another
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration