guesswork; speculation; hunch
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to mow; to reap; to harvest
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
good young man; agreeable youth
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to be nearing death; to be dying
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
filtration; filtering; percolation
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
performance of one's official duties
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to overdo; to do too much
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around