to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to surround; to crowd around
to put into the mouth; to eat
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if it is the case that ...
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
every year; yearly; annually
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)