to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
port (left side of vessel)
behind; in the rear; in back
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to encamp; to take up positions
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
right in the center (centre)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring