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
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
remembrance; recollection; recognition
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
man; male; masculine gender
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt