rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sign; indication; omen; symptom
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to leave a dish half-eaten
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
national; founded and run by the central government
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
established by a ward; ward; municipal
reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
you could say that; that might be so