captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
ratio; proportion; percentage
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
still better; even better
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
water's edge; waterside; shore
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit
endurance; perseverance; patience
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to pitch camp; to set up camp
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
one party; one faction; one clique