to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
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
roar of the sea; sound of waves
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
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; strange bedfellows
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
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); (satirical) cartoon; caricature; foolish person; silly person
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
In Search of Lost Time (novels by Marcel Proust); Remembrance of Things Past
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
naturalist; natural historian
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
nape (of the neck); nucha
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
famous literary composition
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
difference; disparity; gap
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention