one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
armed forces; military; troops
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
process; course; mechanism
practicality; utility; usefulness
large number (of); many; majority
to claim victims; to cause casualties
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(legally) incorporated educational institution
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
street; quarter; district; area
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
number; number plate; license plate
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience