(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
blood relationship; blood relative
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
living thing; living creature; animal; life
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan