opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
reproachful; hateful; bitter
perception; sensing; noticing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to rise; to erect; to get up
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
horizon (related to bodies of water)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
many; numerous; various; large number of
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell