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shorthanded; understaffed

1

to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

raising and lowering; loading and unloading

1

passage; fare; shipping charges

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

2

to be found

3

pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)

14

Navigation Acts (regulations of colonial trade in 17th century England)

2

clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

brand new

1

engine room

5

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

4

damage

5

shell; crust

1

weld; welding

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

2

repair; mending

3

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

2

scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit

1

brain death

1

broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez

1

refinement; elegance; grace

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

Minister for Foreign Affairs

6

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

3

collecting; assembling

1

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

2

infection; contagion; becoming infected

2

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

5

war clouds; threat of war

1

south of the capital; southern part of Kyoto

1

city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

2

observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)

3

eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest

3

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

15

pleasure; delight; enjoyment

3

military general skilled at strategy

2

Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

1

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

2

by both oneself and others

1

well-known

2

winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

fatherly master

1

narrow; cramped; small-sized

1

intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion

1

having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

1