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 fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to pass (of time); to elapse
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
large sake cup; gulping down a drink; taking a swig at something
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured