to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
than; other than; except; but
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
continuation; succession; series
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it seems so; that's what it looks like
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble