freighter (vessel); cargo ship
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
accident at sea; maritime accident
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
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
discovery; detection; finding
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
older sister; lass; young lady
mountain road; mountain trail
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?