departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to knock down; to knock out
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
rotten smell; putrid odor
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
processed goods; finished goods
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to chase; to run after; to pursue
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
position; location; base; point; site
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
official business; public business