it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
coastal waters; adjacent seas
certainly; surely; definitely
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
punch (drink); punch (tool)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nape (of the neck); nucha
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
chimera (mythological); chimaera
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
famous literary composition
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
difference; disparity; gap
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
degree of familiarity; popularity
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage