drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
as much as one can; as much as possible
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
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 taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
businesslike; professional
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work
to pretend; to act (as if)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart