to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sea level; (surface of) sea
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
fishing industry; fishery
while; during (the time when)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
plank-built fishing boat (Okinawa)
alone; unaided; away from home
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
detached; aloof; indifferent
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stay (at); to stop (at)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission