to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
sea level; (surface of) sea
ardent; passionate; vehement
courting; wooing; making advances
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
class; heading; group; category
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
counter for (small) boats
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
man among men; manly man; alpha male
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to correct oneself; to restate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
fishing industry; fishery
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to jump upon (a moving object)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to approach; to draw near
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to pull in (fish); to land
reproachful; hateful; bitter