formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
doing as one is told; yes-man
column of water; water column
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
aqualung; Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; SCUBA
flying bird; soaring bird
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
on the occasion of; at the time of
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again