the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
unknown; obscure; insignificant
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
brief (amount of time); short
to brave a danger; to take a risk
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
immoral; illicit; unethical
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
centre line; center line; central line
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
different thing; another question; different case
protest; refutation; pleading
head over heels; madly (in love)