river; stream; River; the ... river
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
main question; real issue at hand
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
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stillness; repose; standing still
memory; ability to remember
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
complete recovery; healing
several weeks; a few weeks
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
store interior; inside of a shop
instrumental; instructions; instructing; installation (esp. software)
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
comparatively; relatively
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)