race (of people); type of person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
several sheets (flat objects)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
woman; female; feminine gender
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
drowning; flood; shipwreck
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
training; drill; practice; discipline
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
item; something that one "just has to have"
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
planning; project; plan; design
river; stream; River; the ... river
surroundings; environs; circumference
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)