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
at first; initially; in the beginning
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
difficult to ...; hard to ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to move forward; to move on
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
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
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
right beside; close to; nearby
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
house mouse (Mus musculus)
in the same way as; just like
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something