appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
on the occasion of; at the time of
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
depiction; description; portrayal
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
observation; survey; watching
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
study; research; investigation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
health; healthy; sound; fit
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)