river; stream; River; the ... river
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
answering machine; answerphone
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
determination; resolution
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
toast; congratulatory cup
welcome!; nice to see you!
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
business hours; opening hours; office hours
outside of; not covered by
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)