every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
study; diligence; discount; reduction
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
while; during; while; although; all; both
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
Okinawa (city, prefecture)