food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 approximately;  about;  promise;  appointment;  shortening;  reduction
 time;  hour;  period;  class
 half;  semi-;  half-past;  odd number; (arch.)  unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
 April;  fourth month in the lunar calendar
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 faint;  indistinct;  dim; (arch.)  few; (arch.)  a little
 odour;  odor;  scent;  aura;  whiff;  smacks of ...
 to hang over;  to shroud;  to enshroud;  to envelop;  to screen
 deep;  profound;  dense;  thick;  close (relationship);  intense;  strong
 mark (for quick identification or recognition);  sign;  landmark;  guide; (arch.)  trademark
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 skip it;  drop it;  I've had enough (e.g. when offered something);  that's enough
 degree;  extent;  (health) condition;  state of health;  adjustment;  moderation;  addition and subtraction
 tired feeling;  feeling of exhaustion;  sense of fatigue;  fatigability
 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby);  to embrace;  to hug;  to have (a thought or feeling);  to hold;  to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 to mutter;  to murmur;  to grumble;  to tweet (Twitter)
 slanting;  tilted;  sloping;  distorted (feeling);  slanted (e.g. view of the world);  bad (mood)
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 (many) trees;  every tree;  all kinds of trees
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 a little;  a bit;  just a minute;  for a moment;  somewhat;  rather;  (not) easily
 public square;  square;  plaza;  open space;  clearing
 like;  similar to;  as with;  in the same way
 growing wild (naturally);  native
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 to notice;  to recognize;  to recognise;  to become aware of;  to perceive;  to realize
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 to attract interest;  to arouse someone's interest
 Okinawa (city, prefecture)
 travel;  trip;  journey;  excursion;  tour
 older sister;  elder sister
 sure;  certain;  reliable;  trustworthy;  If I'm not mistaken;  If I remember correctly
 to talk;  to speak;  to tell;  to explain;  to speak (a language)