watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
instead; but (on the other hand)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
close; intimate; on good terms
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
lightly; easily; carelessly
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to prepare for death; to get ready to die