bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
free time; time at leisure
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
somersault; looping-the-loop
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
right under; directly below; right beneath
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
forcibly; by force; against one's will
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
to get hungry; to become hungry
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to spout (of a whale); to blow (water and air from a blowhole); to squirt (female ejaculation)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to smash; to break into pieces
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to beat time; to mark time
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle