bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
first challenge; first try
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
seasoning; flavour; flavor
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
high blood pressure; hypertension
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
expression; presentation; representation; notation