looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
smoothly; easily; readily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
great man; great god; hero; big man
investigator; one who seeks the way
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bow (of boat); prow; stem
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
a step; short distance; short time
two legs; two feet; two pairs
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to be hot on a person's heels
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
rest; break; recess; intermission
to slide into; to slip into
chilly; unpleasantly cold
vista; background; perspective; distant view
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate