deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
English conversation; school for English conversation
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
acting ability; talent as a performer
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Katsu Shintarou (1931.11.29-1997.6.21)
Tsuruta Kouji (1924.12.6-1987.6.16)
national border; provincial border
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to step over or across; to overcome
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal