accident at sea; sea disaster; shipwreck
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
demonstration; show of force
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
wrecked ship; ship in distress
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
most favored nation treatment; most favoured nation status
national defence; national defense
undergoing training; learning
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
Niigata (city, prefecture)
ban on import; import ban; import prohibition; prohibition of importation
leader of a charge; first to arrive
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned