water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
individual medley (swimming)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to tie; to fix; to attach
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
debut match; debut fight; debut race
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
half a point (esp. in go)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
wrong; different; not like that
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to work without sleep or rest
wise saying; famous saying
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
carelessly; inattentively
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child