sea gauge; draft; draught
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
inertial system; inertial frame of reference
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
newcomer; initiate; rookie
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
(written) contract; agreement
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
old friend; familiar face
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
must not; should not; do not
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to divide into three (parts); to trisect