six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
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)
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
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
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
hunting ground; hunting preserve
initial state; initial condition
to smirk in a creepy way (like an unsociable otaku); to make a slimy self-satisfied grin
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set