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 be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
family; members of a family
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)