to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
association; society; organization; organisation
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
adds force or indicates command
at that time; in those days
Japanese person; Japanese people
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
traditional Japanese swimming
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
traditional; conventional
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
don't you think?; indicates question
the West; the Occident; Western countries
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)