aquatic (life); living in the water
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
alert status; emergency alert
escaping from prison; jailbreak
personification; anthropomorphization
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
left side; left-hand side
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
large container; person of great talent
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
headache inducing; vexing
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to make merry; to be festive
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
one's manners; one's attitude