to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
remittance; sending money; transferring money
putting life into; animating; cheering up
approximation; having a close resemblance
(already) known; established
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
hair (on the head); (a) hair
what do you want?; can I help you?
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to give directions; to issue instructions
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to make sure of the truth
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)