preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
submersion; inundation; being flooded
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
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
transverse wave; beam sea
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
reefy coast; windswept and wave-beaten shore
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
scrap lumber; piece of wood
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
drifting; drift; being adrift
go on!; right!; here goes!
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
practical question (problem); practical matter
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic