large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
while alive; during one's lifetime
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
coloured carp; colored carp
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
living by oneself; living alone
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make a speech; to address
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
vast; limitless; boundless
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy