bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
starboard (side of a ship)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
momentum (e.g. of a boat)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
port (left side of vessel)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be perturbed; to be agitated
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
admiration; wonder; astonishment
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
barquentine; barkentine; schooner barque
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest