watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
pungent; irritating; acrid
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
for a while; for some time; for a period
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to keep watch; to stand guard
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
northern snakehead (Channa argus)