childish; child-like; innocent; naive
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to give directions; to issue instructions
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
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
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
process; course; mechanism
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
failure; mistake; blunder
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
two persons; two people; pair; couple
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
three; three years of age
second day of the month; two days
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention