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
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
gem; jewel; precious stone
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beginning; outset; first; onset
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
final; eventual; ultimate
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
occurrence; happening; incident; event
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era