boat; rowboat; rowing boat
valuable article; valuables
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
slightly early; just before
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to strike out; to start swimming
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
zest for living; energy to live
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
one of these days; someday; one day
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time