to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
competitive swimming; swimming race
boisterously; roughly; briskly
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
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unprecedented; never seen before
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
junior high school student; middle school pupil
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to squeeze out; to wring out
long time; several hours; long spell
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)