to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to speak; to say; to vocalize
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
patience; endurance; perseverance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
role; part; job; assignment
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)