poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
present; gift; to give a present or gift
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be absorbed in reading
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
somehow; for some reason or other
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
entreaty; supplication; petition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean