to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
head; brains; intellect; understanding
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
guaranteed; authentic; certified
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to entertain; to make welcome
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
salty sea breeze; salt wind
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
seeing off and meeting on return
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to get tired out; to be exhausted
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella