hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
everywhere; all over; throughout
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to blaze; to burn brightly
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
rather; sooner; preferably
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to have a meal; to take a meal
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
rescue mission; evacuation operation
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears