sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
feeling; sense; impression
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
jealousy; roasted rice cake
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
had better ...; had better not ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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