to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
should; must; -able; probably; likely
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
second (unit of time); arc second
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
inundation; submersion; flood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
go that far; to that extent
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
outside world; physical world
grasp; catch; understanding
now; the present time; just now; another; more