steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
home area; home town; local
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
terrain; geographical features; topography
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
middle of the night; dead of night
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
looking depressed; long face
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
while moving; on the move
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent