hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
inside one's heart; in one's mind
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
proposal; offer; request; application
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
whispering into a person's ear
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
impossible; unlikely; improbable
admiration; wonder; astonishment
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
river; stream; River; the ... river
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)