whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
voiced consonant in Japanese
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
wedding ring; wedding band
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
suffix for familiar person
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)