(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
leader of a delegation (body, party)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
ending up right back where one started
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
form; shape; figure; visage
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
don't you think?; indicates question
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
record of proceedings; minutes
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
either way; in any case; one way or another
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis