competitive swimming; swimming race
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(period of) a year; during an era
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
letter of resignation; request for retirement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
than; from; out of; except; but; more
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it is not (like that) either
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
police; police officer; police station
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much