considerably; greatly; a lot
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
aquatic (life); living in the water
living thing; organism; creature; biology
living thing; living creature; animal; life
special; particular; peculiar; unique
along; parallel to; in accordance with
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to talk; to chat; to chatter
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus); gray nurse shark
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
very interesting; of great interest
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
in succession; one by one
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to set (sun); to become dark
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
story; tale; talk; discussion