blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
semi-transparent; translucent
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
solitude; loneliness; isolation
water's edge; beach; foreshore
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows