quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to thrust away; to send flying
in the meanwhile; during the time
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to slide down; to slip down
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
splish-splash; with a splash
while; during (the time when)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
serious look (on one's face); straight face
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
along the river; riverside
imagination; supposition; guess
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows