before the gate; in front of the gate
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(not) even once; (not) ever
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
global positioning system; GPS
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
two-block haircut; undercut-style haircut; k-pop haircut
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
image change; changing one's image; makeover