to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
originally; by nature; from the start
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
under control (e.g. of territory)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)