occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
poaching (fish or seafood)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
honorific/polite/humble prefix
article; news story; report; account
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate