the ocean; the great deep
domestic air route; domestic airline (company)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to begin talking; to open up
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
profound; careful; mature
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
doing as one is told; yes-man
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to get between; to be caught in
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
it's been a long time; long time no see