to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
branch; branch office; subdivision
maid; helper; help; assistance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
castella (type of sponge cake)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch