agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
royal castle; imperial castle
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
recommendation; referral; endorsement
getting on board; sailor; seaman
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
one large ...; a great ...
inexpert or untrained eyes
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
prompt; immediate; in real time
several years standing; over several years
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
every single word and phrase; word by word
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
cruise; navigation; sailing