ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
wintering; passing the winter
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict