all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
on the occasion of; at the time of
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
changing completely; transformation
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
organic agriculture (farming)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
mudpack (skin treatment); mud pack
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
quarrel; dispute; argument
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals