fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
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
light blue; pale blue; aqua
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
muddy water; red-light district
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
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
(as discordant as) fire and water
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
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
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
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)
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
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
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
watering hole; watering place
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
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
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)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
flood; freshet; inundation
color of water after washing rice (colour)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
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
to be splendidly handsome
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
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
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
road mirage; water mirage
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)
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
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
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
adding water (to a plant)
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
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
vinegar diluted with water
Hydrus (constellation); the Water Snake
water stick; water scorpion
water cycle; hydrologic cycle
bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
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)
water rot (decay of crops due to excess water)
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)
water glass (sodium or potassium silicate solution); soluble glass
water flowing underneath; (fig.) one's true feelings; kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85)
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