(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
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
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
than; from; out of; except; but; more
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somewhat below; slightly below
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
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