at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
birth; creation; formation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
small grain; small stature or ability
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley); ground barley; cracked barley
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine); vague; fuzzy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gem; jewel; precious stone
Japanese person; Japanese people
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now that; since; so long as; because
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
always; all the time; never; usual; regular