independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
transport; transportation
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
board, plank or sheet shaped
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
short and stout; small but wide around
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
towering; astonishingly high
utmost limits; extremity; limit
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
internal combustion engine
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...