fine weather; fair weather
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to live; to make a living; to get on with
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
tension; mental strain; nervousness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
older sister; elder sister
of course; certainly; naturally
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
in the mountains; among the mountains
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
audience; spectator; spectators
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late