overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
weird; strange; mysterious
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to feel a chill run down one's spine
wounded person; injured person
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
honorific affix; honorific prefix
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
number two; mistress; concubine
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
babies and preschool children
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
soul; spirit; divine spirit
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
to have (something) innate; to be born with
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible