big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
maritime; marine transportation
a cut above; one step above
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
materials; data; document
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
prospects of victory; chances of success
bet; wager; stake; gamble
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
foreign voyage; outward voyage
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
time; season; period; phase; stage
depression; recession; slump
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
anything and everything; just about everything
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving