ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
although I say; although one might say; although called
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
as you can imagine; as imagined
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
at work; in the midst of work; working
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
like this; this sort; this way
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
nicotinism; nicotine addiction; nicotine poisoning
you could say that; that might be so
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to continue to work; to work away (at)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
human kindness; human weakness
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback