how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to squash; to crush; to flatten
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
terrain; geographical features; topography
metre; meter; meter; gauge
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
water's edge; beach; foreshore
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
endless; boundless; everlasting
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
ripple (on water); wavelets