to take a breath; to take a short rest
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
right under; directly below
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
forcibly; against one's will
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
on the sea; surface of the sea
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be jealous; to be envious
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout; to squirt (female ejaculation)
to take; to catch; to capture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to smash; to break into pieces
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to beat time; to mark time
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root