La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Soya Strait
cruise; navigation; sailing
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
large number (of); many; majority
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
several hundred; hundreds (of)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
general; popular; common; typical
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
present; current; in operation
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
stock (of a gun); gunstock
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
plural; multiple; plural (number)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
price; cost; value; worth; value
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation