regulation; adjustment; control
water heater; (domestic) boiler
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
moderate-temperature burn; cold burn
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to help each other; to cooperate
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged