to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
on the occasion of; at the time of
physical strength; muscle strength
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
reopening; resumption; restarting
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
beach umbrella; beach parasol
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to be needed; to be wanted
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
visual confirmation; sighting
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
occasional; infrequent; rare
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
trembling or quavering voice
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
such a thing; something like that
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
waist; waistline; waist measurement