strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
had better ...; had better not ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
now; the present time; just now; another; more
both; many; various; together
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
physical condition; state of health; shape
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy