et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
educator; teacher; educationalist
ability; capability; skill
opportunity to show off; showplace
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
many; numerous; various; large number of
topic of discussion; agenda
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
at; in; at; when; by; with
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
full throttle; full power
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
one bow; one salute; one greeting
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
conference room; council room
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
since; henceforth; ever since
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
second (unit of time); arc second
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction