pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
drop (e.g. of water); drip
landscape-oriented; transversely oriented
sealed-type; enclosed; hermetic; closed; closed-back (headphones)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
coastal waters; adjacent seas
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
suspicious character (person, figure)
street; quarter; district; area
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to find fault with; to question
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love