to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
gradually; slowly but steadily
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
suffix for familiar person
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stop walking; to pause
waste of time; killing time
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
long ago; already; a long time ago
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
established practice; custom
ninth day of the month; nine days
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
one's house; one's home; one's family
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
restraint; restriction; control; check