everyday language; The Tale of the Heike
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
how; in what way; by what means
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
personal (employee); employed; retained
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
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
spare time; free time; leisure time
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
extensive; vast range; wide scope
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
underground; subterranean
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck