Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it is I who should say so
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
full payment; liquidation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beginning; outset; first; onset