swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
remote control; remote operation
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to search for; to seek for; to look for