to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
air hole; windhole; ventilator
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to appear in the newspaper
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
particularly; only; in the case of
United Nations (UN) Headquarters
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
restoration; repair; mending
spray; mist (not meteorological)
foreign enemy; outside invader
small fraction; small proportion