to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
family-oriented; familial
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to recover consciousness; to come to
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
influence; effect; impact
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits