boat; rowboat; rowing boat
play equipment; playground equipment
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
to take off one's glasses
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
(theatrical) fighting scene
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
recreational area; amusement park
mobilization; mobilisation
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
on the gentle side; somewhat meek; rather quiet
record; record-setting; record-breaking
somewhat below; slightly below
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
business; trade; operations; sales
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
founder of a religious sect