to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
old friend; old acquaintance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
in the meanwhile; during the time
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
migratory bird; bird of passage
will; volition; intention; intent; determination