trend; tendency; movement; attitude
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
coverall apron; cook's apron
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
understood; I see; OK; present; here
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be needed; to be wanted
woman; female; feminine gender
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
still; even now; to this day