what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to apologize; to apologise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
all; entire; whole; altogether
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
had better ...; had better not ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(short) rest; breather; break
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to