liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
for this very reason; that is exactly why
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
not caring; not giving a damn
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Okayama (city, prefecture)
general; popular; common; typical
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to gather; to collect; to assemble
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be conspicuous; to stand out