to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
a long time ago; in those days
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
serious; not joking; straight
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
height (of body); stature
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
duty; function; office; mission; task
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
alone; by oneself; on one's own
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
reason; cause; circumstances