dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
opening of the beachgoing season
midsummer; height of summer
to understand from experience
water's edge; beach; foreshore
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
thought; consideration; thinking
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to take on a role; to take part
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence