street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
explanation; interpretation
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
back street; back alley; off-street
summertime; summer season
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
salty sea breeze; salt wind
shoal; wide shallow beach
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
horizon (related to bodies of water)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
water's edge; beach; foreshore
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
defense; defence; protection
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to threaten; to intimidate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it