water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to be found; to be discovered
failure story; horror story
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
support group; fan club; (election) committee
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
trio; gang of three; threesome
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence