water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to choke; to have trouble breathing
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
just the other day; quite recently
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
decorative ceiling painting
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
drawing; painting; picture
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
triple jump; hop, step and jump
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
demanding; difficult; strict
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement