to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to jump upon (a moving object)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to speak; to hear a voice
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake