to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
fee; charge; rate; material
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking