honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
time; season; period; phase; stage
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to capture; to seize; to plunder
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate