water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
marathon; long-distance race
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
great difference; big difference; wide margin
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become possible; to become able to (do)
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
homecoming; returning home
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to throw into; to dump in together
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to relapse; to reassert; to review
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
arm; skill; efforts; ability
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
round shape; circle; circular form
to pull one's hair back into a bun
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)