letter (of alphabet); character; writing
as everyone knows; needless to point out
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invite in; to show someone in
while; during; while; although; all; both
although I say; although one might say; although called
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Okinawan-style stewed pork spare ribs
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in session; in progress; under way; open
feeling; sense; impression
bringing; taking; carrying
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
water's edge; beach; shore
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
of no interest; not interested