to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to cut one's way through the waves
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
everywhere; all over; throughout
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
several minutes; a few minutes
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
one's home country; one's homeland
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
this (very thing); this precisely
descendant; posterity; offspring
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
class of warship; warship category