establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
history of; experience of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
age of majority; age of adulthood
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances