form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
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
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
foreign; abroad; overseas
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
while; during (the time when)
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
literally; to the letter; literal
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
built-in; fixed; attached
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
around the clock; day and night
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
level; standard; water level
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
throwaway; disposable; single-use
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly