near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
wheat straw; barley straw
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
hedge; fence; border; limit
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
islander; inhabitant of an island
double-hull boat; catamaran
lighter; barge; baggage boat
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
manner of using one's hands
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack