departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to escape from; to get out
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
marine life; marine organism
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
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
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
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
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
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)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into