to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
the ocean; the great deep
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sending and receiving; transception; to transceive; to send and receive
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
though; notwithstanding; although
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
one's long-cherished desire
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
how; in what way; I wonder
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
willpower; energy; vitality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front