placed in commission; entering servitude
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
since one was born; (in) all one's life
detour; circumvention; turning movement
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
being filled with; being full of; permeation
water (hydraulic) pressure
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
pushing by hand; hand gilding
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
second marriage; remarriage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
training; drill; practice; discipline
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on