to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
occasional; infrequent; rare
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
covered with; stained; smeared
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
by means of; due to; because of; according to
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth