fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
surveillance camera; security camera
to be photographed; to be projected
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
100,000; hundred thousand
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)