to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
entrance; admission; entering
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
declaration; proclamation; announcement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
another time; some other time
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to employ; to hire; to charter
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
contract; compact; agreement
Nagano (city, prefecture)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
indeed; really; truly; very much
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
after a long time; for the first time in a while