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
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to hide; to keep to oneself
cannot be compared with; no match for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent