origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one day; (on) a certain day
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
as everyone knows; needless to point out
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
display and sale of new products
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in the future; another day; later
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because