to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
noted product; local specialty
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
beyond that point; after that
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
midsummer; height of summer
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to underrate; to make light of
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
(right at the) side; just beside
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
right in the middle (of); midst; height
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds