one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
influence; clout; leverage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
modesty; humility; being humble
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
triumphant return; returning in triumph
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into