number of persons; personnel
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(wind or human-powered) warship
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
immediately; right away; on the spot
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
inundation; submersion; flood
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
Everyone is safe (all right)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to fill a hole with earth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
a little bit; a little while
to look away; to turn away