Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
facing (along) the harbor (harbour)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
cruise; navigation; sailing
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
birth; creation; formation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
even if; even though; however; no matter how
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to continue to do; to persist in doing
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)