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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to increase; to add to; to augment
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent