cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to go along; to walk along; to follow
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
practice by repetition; learning by rote
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
one's possessions; ownership
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
calamity; disaster; accident
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial