average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
dual structure; double structure
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
border patrol; border guard; border guards
immigration check; immigration inspection
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
donor; contributor; provider
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to put one's life on the line
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
archipelago; group of islands
newspaper story (article, account)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to die out; to become extinct
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
jumping to a wrong conclusion
confusion; mixing; merger
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to