form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
transferring (to another ship, etc.)
document; official papers
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
place; situation; position; location
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
port (left side of vessel)
observation; survey; watching
visual confirmation; sighting
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
combat ship; combat vessel
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
bombarding; shelling; bombardment