after a long time; for the first time in a while
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)