dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
mythical ball inside the anus that is sought after by kappa
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
beginning; outset; first; onset
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
the West; the Occident; Western countries
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
call; summons; convening; convocation
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
area; region; district; locality
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
fee; charge; rate; material