it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
summer vacation; summer holiday
foreign; abroad; overseas
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in that way; thus; so; so?
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
all; entire; whole; altogether
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
so; like this; in this way
world; society; people; the public
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such