trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
the other day; lately; recently
because of; owing to; due to
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
how much; how many; to what extent
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
little by little; bit by bit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
then; and (then); in that case; if so
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
witnessing; observing; sighting
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
is that so?; I see; right; oh
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement