to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
head over heels; headlong; head first
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
self-deprecating; self-mocking
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
mostly involve; principally involve
losing the means of livelihood
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
liner; regularly scheduled ship
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
looking depressed; long face
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
employment (long term); hire
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
knob; handle; catch; patron
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
port city; harbor city; harbour city
today and yesterday; (something that happened) only yesterday (just recently)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade