ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
anything and everything; just about everything
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
review (of learned material); revision
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
authenticity; credibility
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
guess; speculation; supposition
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
signature phrase; signature saying
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
covert action; covert operations
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
best qualified person; most suitable person
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
personal feelings; self-interest
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)