foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
on the sea; surface of the sea
Island; insula; island; islet
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
unfortunately; sorry, but ...