swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
ballast (for a ship, submarine, hot-air balloon, etc.); ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
observation; survey; watching
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
travelling alone; solitary journey
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to cover fully; to wrap around
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
from island to island; island-hopping
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
Island; insula; island; islet
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap