(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
bow (of boat); prow; stem
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space
salty sea breeze; salt wind
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits