condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to relax; to feel at home
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals