kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
wearing one's hair in braids
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
that's the way it is; such is life
settlement; solution; resolution
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
form; shape; figure; visage
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
forcibly; against one's will
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to prevent; to take precautions
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to shake one's head (in denial)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
special committee; ad hoc committee