a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
setting sail; departure (from a port)
speed of a boat; draft; draught
must-read (book); required reading
(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
kitchen manager; chef; cook
chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly