celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to be erected; to be built
bungalow; one-story house
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
(present) head of a family
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive