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
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
inside; interior; inner part
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bow legs; bowlegs; bow-leggedness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
knock knees; knock-kneedness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
contours of one's body; figure
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
button (clothing); push-button
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.