very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
opposite; reverse; contrary
to finish; to end; to close
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(together) with; -wide; including
unmarried; not yet married
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
motherland; fatherland; native country
another thing; exception; special case
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
it's not like; it isn't as if
recently; lately; these days
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
decomposition; ulceration
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed