sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
temporary absence from school
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
composition (of music); setting; writing music
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
senior high school; high school
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
air transportation; air transport
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen