maid; helper; help; assistance
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
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
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up