halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
observer; watchman; lifeguard
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
starboard (side of a ship)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
speaking tube; voice pipe
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
one by one; one after another; successively
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
kind; sort; species; species
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
port (left side of vessel)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
left side; left-hand side
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly