turning into a cooler state; cooling down
good bye; I'm off; see you later
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wintertime; winter season
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
time; season; period; phase; stage
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
how; in what way; how about; questionable
summertime; summer season
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
curiosity; inquisitiveness
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
original story; original version; this volume
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just