point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
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
in comparison to; rather than
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
body; physical system; (the) person
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
defense; defence; protection
coincident with; while; simultaneously
those (near the second person)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
man; male; masculine gender
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
manners; courtesy; etiquette
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed