lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
summer vacation; summer holiday
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
standard; set; routine; decided
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
after-afterparty; third party of the night
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
business; trade; operations; sales
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to