secret; private; surreptitious
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
short pause; short interval
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
cooperation; coordination; link
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
in the background; not standing out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
foreign; abroad; overseas
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
rather; sooner; preferably
every year; yearly; annually
proposed site; site chosen
time; season; period; phase; stage
rainy; showery; inclement
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)