to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
meaning; called; named; that says; that
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
feeling; sense; impression
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
name; given name; first name
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
battlefield; battleground
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
bento; Japanese box lunch
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o