Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
good feeling; feeling good
risky; dangerous; insecure
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
and yet; though; when; in spite of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
active; dynamic; energetic
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively