to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
calm; composed; cool; quiet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
parting; separation; farewell
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
black lustre; black luster
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to be infected; to be contagious
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
everybody; every last one of them; all
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
embodiment; realization; materialization
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
ahegao; exaggerated facial expression (esp. of females) during sex, usu. with crossed or rolled eyes and a protruding tongue
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
same family (race, tribe)
to have an idea; to have a clue