salty sea breeze; salt wind
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
family vacation; family trip
180 degrees; complete change
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
excited condition; excited state
to win consecutive; to have a long winning streak
extremely; terrifically; super
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
looking on (somebody) as hostile
for some (unspecified) reason
to worry about the future