high and dry place

even if ...,...cannot

not ... at all

very, exceedingly, awfully / (before a negative form) not at all, at all, by no means

to separate / to depart / to be away from

disillusionment with, loss of interest in / independence, separation from

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 離れる (hanareru) [ichidan]

aridity, dehydration, desiccation

to dry, to dehydrate, to desiccate

a sea, an ocean / a lake / (figuratively) an object covering over a large area, as in 血の海 (chi no umi, “pool of blood”) or 火の海 (hi no umi, “sea of fire”)