somewhat below; slightly below
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
depression; low spirits; dejection
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
ship's harbor charges; ship's harbour charges
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
unloading (of cargo); discharge
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
crew member; crewman; crew
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
power relations; balance of power (between)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
Island; insula; island; islet
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to be frank; to drop all pretense
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)