(United States of) America; USA
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
walking around at night; night travel; night train
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to have a narrow escape from death
very young; little; childish; immature
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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 seethe; to ferment; to boil over
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
to tell again and again; to repeat; to refrain; to turn up; to turn down
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
other than; excluding; without
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to order; to command; to appoint
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances