eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
minimum; at the very least
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
undeveloped country; third world country
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
eighth month of the lunar calendar
sending a telegram; telegraph
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to understand; to make out
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito