calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
smuggling; contraband trade
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; severe; grave; acute
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
care; precaution; guarding; caution
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
beyond human understanding
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
locational advantage; advantageous position
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
bento; Japanese box lunch
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition