ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
aquatic (life); living in the water
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
acceleration; speeding up
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to shake off; to throw off
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
Uther Pendragon (legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty