the world of the living; this world

always

wave-cancelling

mild damage

to sustain mild damage

goblin, ghost; an apparition

change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety / variation / declension / (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep

to change, to vary

a tetrapod (a concrete structure used in breakwaters to absorb and reduce the energy of waves, such as along a shoreline)

相伴: to partake, to participate; to share with someone