self-protection; self-defence
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
leave it to me; count on me
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
at first; in the beginning; originally
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
astronomical observation; stargazing
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
children's (TV) show; children's program
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
hovercraft; air-cushion vehicle; ground-effect machine
physical law; laws of physics
momentum (e.g. of a boat)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
covert action; covert operations
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
future; possible; potential; prospective
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
land, sea and air; army, navy and air force
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
urgency; exigency; emergency
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
second generation; second; junior
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
so-so; tolerable; passable
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)