pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
license; permit; licence; certificate
voyage; passage; travelling
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
married man or woman; housekeeping
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
change of occupation; career change
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to have an eye on; to zero in on
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)