entry into port; arriving in harbor
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
inspection; examination; checking
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great difference; major mistake
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
radical (of a kanji character)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to thrust away; to send flying
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking