to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
source of all kinds of diseases
to have learning; to be educated
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
sea level; (surface of) sea
simple; simplified; easy; plain
transport ship; troop ship
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
dock; thorough physical examination
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
suspicious-looking; fishy
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
leaving a matter to chance
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
stochastic; probabilistic
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush