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水を引くみずをひくExpressionGodan verbFreq #46508
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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

水を得た魚みずをえたうおNounExpressionFreq #46978
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Idiomatic expression

someone who is in their element; fish that has found water

Examples
テニスのことになると彼女は水を得た魚のようだ。
She is in her element when it comes to tennis.
背水の陣はいすいのじん背水之陣NounExpressionFreq #48880
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Idiomatic expression

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

Examples
彼は背水の陣で闘った。
He fought a last-ditch battle.
水を切る水をきるみずをきるExpressionGodan verbFreq #49280
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to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

生活水準せいかつすいじゅんNounFreq #49502
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standard of living

Examples
生活水準は上がるべきである。
Living standards should be higher.
澄んだ水すんだみずNounExpressionFreq #50730
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limpid water

水車小屋すいしゃごやNounFreq #52865
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water mill

Examples
この橋の上流に水車小屋がある。
There is a water mill above the bridge.
立て板に水立板に水たていたにみずNounExpressionFreq #53644
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Idiomatic expression

eloquence; volubility; (like) water on a standing board

Examples
立て板に水の如きプレゼンテーション、おそれ入りました。
Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
水泡に帰するすいほうにきするExpressionFreq #53817
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Idiomatic expression; Suru verb - special class

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

Examples
キング牧師が献身的に力を尽くしたものすべてが水泡に帰したかのように思われた。
Everything Rev. Martin Luther King had worked so hard for seemed lost.
湯水のようにゆみずのようにExpressionFreq #56635
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like water; like it grows on trees

競泳水着きょうえいみずぎNounFreq #57222
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competition swimsuit; competition swimwear

降水確率こうすいかくりつNounFreq #57630
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chance of precipitation; chance of rain

水掛け論水かけ論水掛論みずかけろんNounFreq #57838
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endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; argument over whose field to water (during a drought)

Examples
それは結局水掛け論だ。
It will only mean an endless debate.
明鏡止水めいきょうしすいNoun四字熟語Freq #57927
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clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

Examples
私の心は明鏡止水だ。
My mind is as bright and clean as a stainless mirror.
温水プールおんすいプールNounFreq #59627
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heated swimming pool

水で薄めるみずでうすめるIchidan verbFreq #60508
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to water down; to dilute with water

水泳大会すいえいたいかいNounFreq #60753
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swim meet; swimming gala

Examples
水泳大会が中止になった。
The swimming event was called off.
雪解け水雪どけ水ゆきどけみずNounFreq #61659
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snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow

水平方向すいへいほうこうNounFreq #62031
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Computing

horizontal direction

水先案内人みずさきあんないにんNounFreq #62211
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(boat) pilot

上下水道じょうげすいどうNounFreq #62910
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water and sewer services

水玉模様みずたまもようNoun～の Adj.Freq #65332
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polka dots

Examples
彼女のスカートは黄色で水玉模様がついている。
Her skirt is yellow with polka dots.
汗水たらして汗水垂らしてあせみずたらしてExpressionFreq #66919
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dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

水戸黄門みとこうもんNounFreq #66963
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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)

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