very good luck; excellent fortune
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
apparent; obvious; very clear
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in that way; like that; that way
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
initiation of debate (e.g. in parliament)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
you could say; you might say; verging on the
crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
Imaizumi's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus imaizumii); Iriomote horseshoe bat
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
preceding paragraph; first part
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to escape death; to be saved from death
smallish; on the small side
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...