① 水をたっぷり含んでいる様。つや、はり、がある。② とても新鮮である。新しい。
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
drop of water; polka dots
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
① 海や湖などを想わせる、青系統の色。ウォーターブルー。
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
muddy water; red-light district
① 澱粉を酸や糖化酵素で糖化して作られた粘液状の甘味料。
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
① 火と水。② 性格が合わずひどく仲が悪いこと。③ 勢いが激しいこと。④ 火に焼かれ水におぼれるほどの苦痛。
mist over a body of water; spray
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
direction of a current; course of a ship
light light blue; pale blue
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
writing brush; writing; handwriting
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
liquid face-whitening makeup
reflective water surface; reflecting water
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
Hydrus (constellation); the Water Snake
water filter; strainer; colander
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
submersion; inundation; being flooded
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to pour water on; to irrigate
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); bribe; sweetener; douceur
dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
watering hole; watering place
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
bolt from the blue; great surprise
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
drinking water; potable water
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
① 足白癬の俗称。② カメムシ目ミズムシ科に属する水生昆虫の総称。学名:Corixidae。③ ワラジムシ目ミズムシ亜ミズムシ科ミズムシ属に属する甲殻類の一種。学名:Asellus hilgendorfi
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
flood; freshet; inundation
color of water after washing rice (colour)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
water for washing or moistening one's hands
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
water shortage; shortage of water supply
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
to water down; to dilute with water
① 砂糖を水で溶解させた水溶液。② 江戸期から昭和中期頃まで、夏の暑さを紛らすために語義1のものを飲用に供したもの。江戸期は、白玉などを添え、街角で売られた。季語:夏。
to be splendidly handsome
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to fill (a glass) with water
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
① 夏に地面が熱せられることによって草原や砂地、舗装道路の表面にみずたまりがあるように見え、近づくと先に移動していく蜃気楼の一種。地鏡。② 川の水が地下にしみ込んで川が消えること。
surface of the water; face of the water
surface of the water; face of the water
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
① 井戸の水の出を良くするために上から入れる水。② ある物事のきっかけとなる物事。
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
water spider (Argyroneta aquatica); ninja water-walking shoes
water spider (Argyroneta aquatica); ninja water-walking shoes
changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
blood is thicker than water
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
① 水をつぎ足すこと。② 河川の水かさが少し増えること。
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
waste-water container (tea ceremony); slop jar; slop basin
kitchen work; housework; scullion; servant who works in the kitchen (usu. female)
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
vinegar diluted with water
Japanese cherry birch; betula grossa
var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold); rice cakes preserved in water
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board
Hydrus (constellation); the Water Snake
water stick; water scorpion
water glass (sodium or potassium silicate solution); soluble glass
water cycle; hydrologic cycle
bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
water rot (decay of crops due to excess water)
water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor
mochi offered when drawing the first water of the year
water to add to packaged noodles (provided in a separate packet); (lit.) softening water; (lit.) loosening water
water warts; molluscum contagiosum; viral infection of the skin
water warts; molluscum contagiosum; viral infection of the skin
soaking (dried goods) in water
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring
warming of water (in spring)
rice washed in cold water; dried rice soaked in water to soften
rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus)
① 物陰や下を流れる水。② 漢字の部首「⺢」の呼称の一つ。
to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; (lit.) to scoop water with a basket
Eusteralis yatabeana (species of plant in the mint family)
soldier fly (any fly of family Stratiomyidae, esp. species Stratiomys japonica)
Life is an unknown course
water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers
water-binding; compaction by watering; hydraulic filling; hydraulic tilling
puppet powered by (falling) water; water-powered contrivance; show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo
Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; fresh water used when making up one's face
Senegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides); giant green hygro
water sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides); Indian fern; water fern; oriental waterfern; water hornfern
Habenaria sagittifera (species of bog orchid)
Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)
when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; (lit.) a sunken place will collect water; someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
mizukakena (Brassica rapa variety)
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
draining water from pipes (for the winter)
water crisis; water scarcity
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
to be soaked (in water); to be drenched
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
theatre that uses water for tricks, etc.(during hot weather)
visiting sufferers after a flood