ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
historic; historical; traditional
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
absolute basics; very rudiments
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
how; in what way; in what manner
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
alert status; emergency alert
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
coincident with; while; simultaneously
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
instant; moment; for an instant
to make an appearance; to show up
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))