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
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cannot be compared with; no match for
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(not so) much; (not) very
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
enterprise; business; company; corporation
working adult; full-fledged member of society
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
briskly with small steps; trotting
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
article; thing; object; property; real estate
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
eternal; unlimited; endless
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly