the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
memories; recollections; reminiscence
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
besides; in addition; also; moreover
depiction; description; portrayal
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
ignorant of the ways of the world
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
considerably; greatly; a lot
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
comparatively; relatively