cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
Island; insula; island; islet
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to cease; to stop; to be over
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to rock; to shake; to swing
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to refuse; to decline; to deny
going through; going via; going by way of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa