hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
novel; story; (work of) fiction
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
with these words; while saying
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
ama; female diver who collects shells, seaweed, etc.
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
right behind; just behind; directly behind
exploration party; expedition team
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
no exception; without exception; always the same
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
ill will; malice; evil intent
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
passing the winter; hibernation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to do together; to share; to participate in