instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
consumption; expenditure; spending
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(in) the air; midair; sky
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
otherwise; if not; or else
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
several hundred; hundreds (of)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
skill; dexterity; master hand
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
royal capital; imperial capital