cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
Japan Swimming Federation
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)