just a handful; only a small number (of)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
port city; harbor city; harbour city
shellfish; seashell; shell
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to have a smattering knowledge of
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
scale; scope; plan; structure
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
human trafficking; slave trade
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
retainer; vassal; follower
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with