grandpa; grampa; grandfather
high tide; high water; full tide
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
betting ticket; betting slip
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
big leakage; uncontained leak
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
the ocean; the great deep
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship