coastal region; coastal area; coastline
visual confirmation; sighting
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
tag (children's game); tig
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to perceive; to understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)