swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to mistake (A for B); to misread
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to come to one's senses; to calm down
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one grade; first-class; primary
special promotion (in rank or grade)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
directly opposite; right in front