alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
lately; recently; nowadays
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
place; situation; position; location
La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Sōya Strait
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...