finely chiseled (features)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to turn away
nothing but; except; no more than
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
snow country; snowy region
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
edge of a gabled roof; verge
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection