to watch over; to watch attentively
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
tail (animal); tail end; tip
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to degenerate; to lapse into
very popular; highly favoured
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to read (a book, etc.) over again
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
older brother; elder brother
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
body; body blow (in boxing)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean