seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
watermelon splitting (game)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
trusting too much; overestimating ability
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
dining; dining room; meal
to press a question; to cross-examine
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour