instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
on board a ship; aboard a ship
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
plural; multiple; plural (number)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
riding together; riding with
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(another's) daughter; young lady
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
this occasion; at this time; now
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all