Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that; the matter in question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
single word; a few words; brief comment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
call; summons; convening; convocation
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)
that is to say; so that means
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating