off the coast; offshore; out at sea
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
Heike family; Taira family
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
indirection; indirectness
action of making something; -ification
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express