wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
curse; spell; malediction
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to crumble away; to collapse
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
wherein; therein; thereinto
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
liver taken from a living animal
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
having said that; on the other hand
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good