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
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
line; queue; procession; matrix
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
outside of; not covered by
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
high heels; high-heeled shoes
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)
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
communication skills; communication ability
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title