water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
small shot bar with an all-female staff
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
military service; combat experience
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
wall with exposed timber pillars
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
incident resulting in injury
abandoned building; derelict building
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
looking on from afar; being a spectator