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
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
packing (items in a suitcase, etc.); packing (material for protecting packed goods); packing (material for sealing a joint); gasket
helper; assistant; help; assistance
busy; having no time (for)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
more than usual (usu. time)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to make merry; to be festive
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
general (variety) store (shop)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
edge of the eaves; house frontage