favourable wind; favorable wind
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
duty; obligation; responsibility
and yet; though; when; in spite of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
bow (of boat); prow; stem
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)