Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
house mouse (Mus musculus)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
fat; tallow; lard; grease
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
pure and innocent; immaculate
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
slight; thin; on the weak side
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states