pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
energy conservation; economical use of energy
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to revere; to respect; to worship
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
sphere; circle; range; category
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
clapping and cheering; applause
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to prevent; to take precautions
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
reraising (bet in poker); reraising (dead character in computer game)
way of speaking; intimation
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
setting off (on a trip); departure