resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
management; administration; operation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mission; delegation; transmission
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; like this; in this way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
half and half; fifty-fifty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention