Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fifth day of the month; five days
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sleepover; overnight stay
absence; disregard; indifference
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
after that; afterwards; thereafter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
several minutes; a few minutes
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay