having said that; be that as it may
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
have a good day; take care; see you
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
no sleep or rest; working day and night
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
water's edge; waterside; shore
up in a tree; in the trees
watering hole; watering place
based on; on the basis of
although there are many of them
welling of water; spring water; spring
reinforcement; strengthening
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
what minute; how many minutes
contours of one's body; figure
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
manner (with others); attitude
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date