ultimate; final; last; eventual
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
near; nearby; not far off
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
iron sand; magnetite sand
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
quenching; hardening; tempering
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing