near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
experiential; empirical; experimental
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
third day of the month; three days
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
going through; going via; going by way of
space (room, area, outer space)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
beyond that point; after that
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
Oyashio Current; Kurile Current; Okhotsk Current
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Island; insula; island; islet
to drift together; to drift to the shore
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on