Okinawa (city, prefecture)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah