departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
speaking tube; voice pipe
(navigable) canal; waterway
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
riding together; riding with
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
table manners; dining etiquette
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
crew member; crewman; crew
solitary island; isolated island
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
four characters; four letters
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around