piece; fragment; one (object)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
coincident with; while; simultaneously
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
one cause; one reason; one factor
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
annotation; explanatory note; comment
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)
instant; moment; for an instant
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
instability; insecurity; crankiness
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 fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
river; stream; River; the ... river
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
underground lake; subterranean lake
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless