with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
process; course; mechanism
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
determination; resolution
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
section; cross section; profile
several times; a few times
big frame; large figure; huge body
to pry; to prize; to prise
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
two colours; two varieties; two types
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle