water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
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
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
innumerable; countless; numberless
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
question; inquiry; enquiry
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
reason; cause; circumstances
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
release; emission; ejection
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
stirring; slight movement