water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
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
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
foreign; abroad; overseas
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
scenery; scene; landscape
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be needed; to be wanted
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)