water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
gem; jewel; precious stone
decoration; ornament; trimmings
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
higher rank; better position
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
step; stride; counter for steps
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
reflection; consideration
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
one's own property; possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to watch for an unguarded moment