police cell; place of detention; jail
living; lifestyle; living room
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to examine; to check; to inspect
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to come and go; to go back and forth
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
commencing with; including
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
as usual; as is one's habit
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes; boned pork rib meat, cut into 5 cm squares, stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth, and sugar
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
papaya (Carica papaya); pawpaw
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish