to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
water's edge; shore; waterside
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
sailor; boatman; passenger
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sales message; sales copy
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
fine article; masterpiece
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
delivery; transfer; hand-over
mother; mom; wife; proprietress (of a shop); female shopkeeper; middle-aged woman
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia