white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
with a splash; with a plop
column of water; water column
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to mistake (A for B); to misread
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
nothing but; except; no more than
resolute; determined; bold
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
ancient times; prehistoric times
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-