breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
several years; a few years
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
legendary beast; magical beast
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
international community; international society; the world
go that far; to that extent
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray