ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
hard to reach place; remote place
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
surroundings; circumference
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
several years; a few years
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
fishing industry; fishery
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with