to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
how long; how far; how much
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
special training; intensive training; crash course
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
riverside; edge of a river
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
combination; union; binding; bond
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old