adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
support; backing; aid; assistance
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
home area; home town; local
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
disaster relief; monetary assistance to disaster victims
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
physical work; manual labour (labor)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to tie; to fix; to attach
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual