hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
Island; insula; island; islet
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
watchful waiting; careful supervision
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
control of the sea; command of the sea
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
descendant; progeny; offspring
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
noted product; local specialty
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement