extent; scope; sphere; range; span
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
drifting; drift; being adrift
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
thickly; stickily; viscously
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
interference; intervention; meddling
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother