huge rock; firmness; solidity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
on the sea; surface of the sea
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to be frank; to drop all pretense
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
requisition; commandeering; conscription
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to send or direct a person to
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
control of the sea; command of the sea
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
supply; supplying; replenishment
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)