short distance; short range; short-haul
to quicken one's pace (steps)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
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
this place; where one comes from; here
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
destination; place one stays during a trip
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
unless (you do something)
safety zone; traffic island
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
directly opposite; right in front
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
hard to control; unmanageable
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive