to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
attacking method; attacking strategy
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
noisy; confused; uproarious
in proportion to; according to; depending on
electrically powered; electric
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to cut one's way through the waves
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
up-and-down motion; vertical movement (e.g. in an earthquake)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
nervousness; oversensitivity