to serve; to work for; to attend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
don't you think?; indicates question
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
all you want; as much as one wants
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most