water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; shore; waterside
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
reasonable thing; natural thing
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
for a moment; even as a joke; even in the slightest degree
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to badger; to pester; to beg
time; hour; season; time of the year
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)