plural; multiple; several
component; part; material; member
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to replace; to move; to change the position of
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
lumber (for the ribs of a ship)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
wood (for building); lumber; timber
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
chief; main; principal; important
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
main force; chief object; mainline
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
marine transportation routes
to face; to go towards; to head towards
detour; circumvention; turning movement
propulsive power; driving force