operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to fold up; to fold into layers
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
considerably; fairly; quite
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
direct unforked road; straight path
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
along; parallel to; in accordance with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements