water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
working adult; full-fledged member of society
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
working for a company; being employed by a company
from now; from this moment; henceforth
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to lose one's way; to get lost
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
root; joint; base; crotch
competing; competition; auction
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
more than usual (usu. time)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
favorite; favourite; habitually used
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
role; part; job; assignment