spaghetti Bolognese; spaghetti with meat sauce
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
Thousand Island (dressing)
cow hide tanned using tannin
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
(construction of an) argument
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash
I don't like it; I hate it
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
Nippon Sport Science University
entering the starting gate
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
International Swimming Federation; FINA
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
walking practice; getting one's legs into shape; warm-up; preparation
closing of a business or enterprise
American-style (weak) drip coffee
whole dried small fish; whole dried daikon
fire for luring fish at night