(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to thrust away; to send flying
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
absorption; suction; attraction
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
armor and helmet (armour)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to