the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
graduation ceremony; commencement
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
real intention; true motive; true meaning
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
without permission; without notice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
field; plain; prairie; moor
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
playing the victim; playing the victim card
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
general; popular; common; typical
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run