dark night; moonless night
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
such; like that; that sort of; very
form; shape; figure; visage
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
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
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself