omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
desperation; struggle to the death
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
in succession; one after another
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded