Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
older sister; elder sister
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to live; to reside; to inhabit
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
old capital; former capital
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview