greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
attendance; presence; appearance
although I say; although one might say; although called
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
Buddhist memorial service
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
like a part of the family
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
nonetheless; nevertheless
in this way; thus; such; uh...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
genuine article; real thing; real deal