achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
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 flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
scene; spectacle; sight; view
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
head; lead; vanguard; first
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to run through; to run past
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
stairs; stairway; staircase
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
double; twice (as much); twofold
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation