speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to apologize; to apologise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to talk; to chat; to chatter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
height (of body); stature
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify