previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
precipice; cliff; flat head
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
water's edge; beach; foreshore
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
water plant; seaweed; algae
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to take turns; to mingle together
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider