party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thorough; exhaustive; complete
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
birth; creation; formation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sorry; excuse me; thank 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
Japanese person; Japanese people
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act