water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
understood; I see; OK; present; here
charming; bewitching; coquettish
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the other day; lately; recently
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
yearned for; longed for; missed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much