buying futures; speculation
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
primeval forest; virgin forest
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to fall in love (with); to love
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
100,000,000; one hundred million
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to summon courage; to be brave
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
antiquity; the previous era
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
how can (one) do something
clearing one's throat; cough
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry