koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
running water; flowing water; stream
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
matter for great congratulation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete