ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
short distance; close range
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
diligent; hard-working; industrious
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
living by oneself; living alone
instability; insecurity; crankiness
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
digest; summary; abridgment
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
elevation; height above sea level
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody