(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
enemy territory; hostile place
salty sea breeze; salt wind
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
transferring (to another ship, etc.)
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
counter for (small) boats
to make oneself available (free)
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across