water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
falling over; toppling sideways
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
suddenly; all of a sudden
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unexpectedly; surprisingly
everyday life; daily life
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day