to be intimate with; to befriend
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
programme; program; plans; arrangements
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
variation in color (colour); having a different color
feel (of a material); texture
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
junior high school student; middle school pupil
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
beach umbrella; beach parasol
coastal waters; adjacent seas
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Hawaiian (person); Hawaiian; Hawaiian music
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
string instrument; stringed instrument
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
farming implement; farm tools