to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
difficult problem; challenge
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
estimate (of costs); budget
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
please; somehow or other; one way or another
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in the following manner; as follows
development; exploitation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
natural (physical) environment
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
plank-built fishing boat (Okinawa)
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul