water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to put into effect; to put into practice
showing one's face in public; facing another person
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
absorption; suction; attraction
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
softness; flexibility; elasticity
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
feel (of a material); texture
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to crawl out of; to creep out of
manaca; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
vibration; vibrato; trill
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go