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
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
weird; disgusting; sickening
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
by all means; by all costs
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
honorific/polite/humble prefix
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough