the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Chinese ship; ship built in Chinese style; Chinese-style ship; Japanese ship engaged in trade with China (during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
big frame; large figure; huge body
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
the front; honest; upright; decent
naked eye; the physical eye
(not) even once; (not) ever
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
movie; film; motion picture
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at that time; in those days
how much; how many; however
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
legend; folklore; tradition
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era