solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
archery; mapping; map; morphism
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
right in the center (centre)
ability; capability; skill
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
on the occasion of; at the time of
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game