Meanings

to meet with disaster

elucidation of a difficult passage

Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)

uphill task

to heap abuse upon (a person)

to regard someone with odium

unable to decline

sea rescue

streptomycin deafness

difficult to solve

environmental refugee

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

boat people

fault-finding

having many difficulties in store

to be thankful

fake refugee

being driven to the wall

mountain (pile) of difficult problems

(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism