to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no!; no no!; no, not at all
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
adds force or indicates command
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
home area; home town; local
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
transcendence; excellence; superiority
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
one day; (on) a certain day
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)