declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
a few years ago; some years back
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be transparent; to show through
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to run down (stairs, etc.)
level ground; plain; flatland
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
limbs; arms and legs; body
children's story; fairy tale
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
long ago; already; a long time ago
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in