to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit