bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
front; frontage; facade; main
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sorry; excuse me; thank you
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that's the way it is; such is life
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
woman; female; feminine gender
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then