contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
for a while; for some time; for a period
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
round; spherical; circular
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
glibly; volubly; at great length
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
declaration; proclamation; announcement