to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
reaching; attaining; arrival
wheat straw; barley straw
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
body; group; party; company; troupe
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)