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
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
home area; home town; local
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
planning; project; plan; design
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
piece; fragment; one (object)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)