awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
impossible; unlikely; improbable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
caller; visitor; company; guest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
war; fighting; fierce competition
almost; roughly; approximately
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
regret; repentance; remorse
everything; anything; nothing
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
suffix for familiar person
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(another's) daughter; young lady
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation