to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
with a momentary flash of light
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to cause someone to worry
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
materials; data; document
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)