to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
stepwise; one step at a time
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to dance; to perform dance steps
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
tetrapod; tetrahedral concrete structure used in breakwaters
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
water's edge; beach; foreshore
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
prickling; stinging; tingling
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school