strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
just past noon; afternoon
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to relapse; to reassert; to review
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously