player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
endurance race (motorsport)
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to run about; to rush about
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to collapse into; to flop onto
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
two (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)