drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
accomplishment; execution
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
endurance; perseverance; patience
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
research material; experimental material
fixing solution; fixative
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to gain fame; to make one's name
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school