coastal waters; adjacent seas
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(wind or human-powered) warship
cruise; navigation; sailing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
investiture of the Crown Prince
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
imperial court; royal court
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you could say; you might say; verging on the
token (effort); something done for form's sake
council; conference; consultation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
secret conference; private consultation; secrecy
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
to rise; to erect; to get up
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside