honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
maid; helper; help; assistance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
outside a port or harbor (harbour)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to make a speech; to address
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
outrageous lie; outright lie
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to peddle (goods); to hawk
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else