water's edge; beach; foreshore
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
salty sea breeze; salt wind
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
results; record; grades; marks
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
it's probably so; it stands to reason
surely; certainly; without doubt
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course