between-crops season; off-crops season
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
March; third month of the lunar calendar
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
very recently; in the very recent past
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
strong nation; powerful country
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
order; directive; instructions; command
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
image; figure; figure; form; image
thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less); thin cloth; square wooden vase stand
pipe; tube; counter for injection ampoules
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
reefing a sail; bringing in a sail
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
interval between the waves; gap between waves
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
big snake; (large) serpent
fender (on a boat); bumper (on a dock, pier, etc.)