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
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
complete recovery of health
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
in case of; at that time; at this time
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
suits for gentlemen; menswear
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
estimate (of costs); budget
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
color scheme; colour scheme
homecoming; return to one's home
stimulating; exciting; provocative
wife and children; (arch.) wife
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
intention; idea; inclination; wish
island arc; crescent-shaped archipelago
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
imperial court; royal court