getting on board; sailor; seaman
infancy; childhood; tender age
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
job; work; duties; trade; skill
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
steering (of a boat); steerage
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to get scarce; to run short
craftsmanship; artisanship
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
(not) a single person; (no) one