painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
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)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
father; dad; husband; you; he
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
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)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
second day of the month; two days
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
when; at what moment; what time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
shopping; purchased goods
older sister; lass; young lady
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
female high-school student
indicate reason; infers some protest
very young; little; childish; immature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Japan's best; number one in Japan