to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
offender; criminal; culprit
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
sea of blood; pool of blood
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
death penalty; capital punishment
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
nothing but; except; no more than
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)