local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to shake off; to throw off
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
temporary absence from school
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words