explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
same kind (race); homogeneousness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
very likely; very probable
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to increase; to add to; to augment
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to talk; to chat; to chatter
river; stream; River; the ... river
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
flour; meal; powder; dust
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled