to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the ocean; the great deep
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
serious; not joking; straight
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)