competitive swimming; swimming race
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
besides; in addition; also; moreover
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
prohibition; inhibition; ban
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
practice; practising; experience
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but; however; provided that
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to give; to do (something) for
session; jam session; jam