be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hello; good day; good afternoon
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
fourth day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on