companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be silent; to say nothing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
at once; immediately; right now
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to not believe one's ears
a little bit; a little while
twice; again; second time
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
only; merely; but; no more than
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)