these guys; these fellows
to entrust; to leave to a person
to leave (a scene); to step away
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fat; tallow; lard; grease
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
number of persons; personnel
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
abstention; nonparticipation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)