speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at least; at most; (even) just
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
attendance (at school); going to school
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be transparent; to show through
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
final; eventual; ultimate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
front; frontage; facade; main
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
entrance; admission; entering
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
what time; (lit.) which hour