enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
smallish; on the small side
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
rest; break; recess; intermission
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become better; to improve
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
way of talking; speaking style
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
unexpected meeting; coincidence
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
willpower; energy; vitality
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
luna lionfish (Pterois lunulata)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)