how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
oracle; revelation; divine message
man; male; masculine gender
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
secret; private; surreptitious
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so