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
counter for (small) boats
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
head; lead; vanguard; first
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
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
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
right in the midst of; right at the height of
what's what; heads or tails
opposite side; opposition
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
succeeding; following; trailing; next
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bow (of boat); prow; stem
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
absolute obedience; complete submission
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly