grotesque; disgusting; gross
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
cutting (apart); splitting; cleaving
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
offensive camp; team at bat
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
very likely; very probable
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
making one's best exertions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
working so hard as to ruin one's body; struggling to the point of crushing oneself
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
still; even now; to this day
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)