indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
tool; implement; means; furniture
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
people; citizens; subjects; folk
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
surroundings; environs; circumference
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
another time; some other time
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once