drinking water; potable water
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
river; stream; River; the ... river
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
marathon; long-distance race
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
in accordance with plans; just as planned
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
how long; how far; how much
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach