I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
very rich person; the super rich
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
free (of charge); gratuitous
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to be saved up (of money)
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
this and that; one thing or another
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
body; body blow (in boxing)
of no interest; not interested
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
look!; there!; here!; that is
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
go on!; right!; here goes!