number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
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
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
course; route; path; process; means
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
recitation; reciting from memory