a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
truancy; school non-attendance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
home-schooling; studying at home
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
speech and conduct; words and deeds
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile