godsend;  lifesaver;  timely offer;  windfall
 black ships;  Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853;  foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market);  product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
 having gone too far to turn back
 to row a boat;  to nod off;  to doze off
 to row a boat;  to nod off;  to doze off
 fishing boat;  boat-shaped hanging flower vase
 departure of a ship (from a port);  setting sail;  outgoing ship;  ship leaving port
(arch.)  fast-moving rowboat;  type of fast military ship
 ship of Theseus;  Theseus's paradox
 fishing boat;  boat-shaped hanging flower vase
 too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
 too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
 tugboat;  tug;  towboat;  tugging (a boat);  towing;  towage
 incoming ship;  ship entering port
 incoming ship;  ship entering port
 push boat;  pusher craft;  towboat
 evacuation boat;  repatriation ship
 evacuation boat;  repatriation ship