kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
supply; supplying; replenishment
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
cruise ship; cruise liner
to come and go; to go back and forth
horizon (related to bodies of water)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
at that time; in those days
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
does not; can not; will not
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
war; fighting; fierce competition