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
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
weight; heavyweight boxer
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
Japanese person; Japanese people
one eye; one of one's eyes
of course; certainly; naturally
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
handsome young man; Adonis
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
second day of the month; two days
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
something; some kind of; for some reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be absorbed in reading
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...