familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
uninhabited island; desert island
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to throw into; to dump in together
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
posterity; future generations; future life