drinking water; potable water
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
consideration; taking into account
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
young and energetic; up-and-coming
skilled manager; resourceful general
source of river; fountainhead
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
supply center; supply centre
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
rational; reasonable; logical
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
the right person in the right place
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
head; lead; vanguard; first
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind