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waterproofing; making watertight

4

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

3

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

to swim

7

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

what

3

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

2

well, I must admit ...

1

reading (books)

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

poker

1

one summer

2

memories; recollections; reminiscence

7

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

absence; non-attendance

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

5

what on Earth is this?

2

oxidation; oxidization

1

prevention; check

2

cream; ice cream

2

salty sea breeze; salt wind

1

seawater

1

sand; grit

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

precision instrument or machine

1

raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

2

which; well; now; c'mon

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

6

hermit crab; renting a house; tenant

3

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

1

mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)

1

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

5

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

4

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)

11

aquarium

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

inlet; cove; creek; bay

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

rare

1