to eat too much; to overeat
every month; each month; monthly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to escape from; to get out
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
marine life; marine organism
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
popular spot; popular place; popular location
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
general public; the masses
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to crouch; to squat; to cower
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
natural disaster; cataclysm
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be at a loss for words
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head